The 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) has called for the reorganization of the security and military organs, expressing concern that the current status could affect the committee's plans to remove the specter of war and restore security and stability.
Many security services have been granted powers or assigned overlapping functions that may undermine security and stability in the country, the committee said in a statement following a meeting in Sirte on Saturday.
But it was notable that the JMC listed a group of security and military organs, none of which were from the eastern region operating under Haftar's command.
The list included groups regarded as the spearhead of forces that the UN-recognized government relied on to repel Haftar's offensive on Tripoli.
Among them were the Western, Central, and the Tripoli Military Regions, as well as the Counter-Terrorism Force, the Deterrence Force, and the Joint Force of Misrata.
The statement indicated that the absence of specific assignments for each apparatus has generated instability and strained the capacity of the military and security establishments.
It called for re-associating these agencies to the Chief of Staff and the Ministry of Interior, provided their tasks be determined according to a scientific and professional study.
The JMC also expressed its rejection to grant the security organs financial independence, as it believes they should be under the General Staff and the Ministry of Interior.
