in an interview for Al Jazeera

in an interview for Al Jazeera TV, Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalgam was asked to comment on reports that his country was considering abolishing the death penalty. He confirmed that Libya was considering a partial abolition of the death sentence, but underlined that there could be no full abolition since in a Muslim country such as Libya the legislation was based on the Islamic law of Sheriat and "the murderer should be killed."