STOCKHOLM — Three local employees at Libya@@@s Embassy in Stockholm on Monday said they have resigned in protest over the government@@@s crackdown on demonstrators.
The three men announced their resignation in a letter to Swedish news agency TT "condemning the genocide of civilians in Libya" and urged other embassy workers to follow suit.Defense Ministry to conduct exercise on Highway 35 on Sunday afternoon ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF06/08/2025 08:21 AM Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow forces airport closure, Russia says ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AM US condemns shooting of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe ByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AM Israeli man arrested in Albania after trying to leave with undeclared €194,000 - report ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF06/07/2025 05:43 PM IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issues evacuation notice to residents north of Gaza City ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF06/07/2025 02:40 PM Fire breaks out in Haruvit Forest, not yet contained ByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PM France's Armed Forces Minister reaffirms no weapons being sold to Israel ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF06/07/2025 01:29 PM IDF arrests PIJ Jenin Battalion commander during West Bank operation ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF06/07/2025 01:15 PM Twenty live hostages, two undetermined, 33 dead, says Israeli source ByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AM North Korea internet hit by a major outage, analyst says ByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
One of them, Sayed Jalabi, told the AP "It would be hypocritical to assist the Libyan government while we see them attacking people in the streets."
Jalabi said he had worked as a translator at the embassy since 2004.
He said the other two were Hamid Kassem, a worker at the consular section, and Abdelali Mahfouf, a receptionist. All three are Swedish citizens.
No one at the Libyan Embassy answered calls seeking comment on Monday.