Libyan court investigating death of former military chief quits after militia protests
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A Libyan military tribunal investigating the death of a former military chief has quit.
This came after the tribunal's decision to summon the former head of the transitional government prompted a Tripoli militia to block roads in protest, the latest sign of instability in Libya.
Abdel-Fattah Younis served as ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi's interior minister until last year's revolution. He was killed in July 2011 in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of treason.
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Tripoli militia forces blocked roads for a third day to protest the court's summoning of Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, former head of National Transitional Council.
In a statement Wednesday, the tribunal declared, "No one is above law," and hoped for "retribution for killers of the martyr" Younis.
The tribunal sent the case back to the military prosecution.