The Interview - Deputy Prime Minister Libya, 2011-2012 - Dr Mustafa Abushagur

Deputy Prime Minister Libya, 2011-2012 - Dr Mustafa Abushagur

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Stephen Sackur talks to Libyan politician Mustafa Abushagur, briefly prime minister in 2012 and a backer of the unity government. Over the last five years the Libyan state has been shattered into fragments - now it has a UN backed government committed to restoring unity. But the political scene remains confused and jihadists from Islamic state pose a continued threat. Is Libya beyond salvation?

(Photo: Dr Mustafa Abushagur in the Hardtalk studio)


Published on Friday, 20th May 2016.

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