Extradition of brother of the bomber of Manchester "in justice"

The extradition to Britain of Manchester bomber brother Salman Abedi is in the hands of Libyan courts, the interior minister, a North African country, said on Sunday.

Britain is demanding the extradition of Libya from Hashem Abedi, who was arrested after the May 2017 bombing that killed 22 people at the Manchester Arena, many of them children.

"The Hashem Abedi case is currently before the courts and it is up to the courts to decide," said Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha, a Libyan government official in Tripoli, widely acknowledged. international.

"All this is under the power of the Libyan judicial authorities and the Attorney General," he told AFP during a visit to Tunis.

"As far as I'm concerned, as Minister of the Interior, that's not my job."

Salman Abedi perpetrated the bloodiest terrorist attack in Britain for more than a decade when he blew up a suicide bombing after a concert by pop star Ariana Grande.

Hachem Abedi is suspected of involvement and wanted by the Manchester police for murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion.

Libya has been plunged into chaos since the overthrow and badbadination of dictator Moamer Kadhafi during the 2011 NATO-backed uprising.

Fighting has increased since Commander Khalifa Haftar, a strong man, launched the offensive in Tripoli, the seat of the unity government, on 4 April.