Libya will announce a law that will return land and buildings expropriated by late ruler Muammar Qaddafi to the original landowners “within weeks,” a senior member of the Land Ownership Committee said.
“Phase one will return unused lands, empty shops, buildings and villas taken by Qaddafi’s regime and then by the rebels to the rightful owners,” said Fawzy Sheibany, legal representative for the committee, in an interview in the capital, Tripoli. “This will mean millions of dinars can be invested in construction projects and provide employment.”
Phase two of the new law involves rehousing families residing in buildings on expropriated land and could take several years to implement fully, he said.
The Ministry of Justice will deal with individual cases through a civil court.
(Source: Bloomberg)
