TRIPOLI, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday condemned militia attacks on Libyan sovereign institutions.
"UNSMIL expresses its strong condemnation of the violence, intimidation and obstruction to the work of Libya's sovereign institutions by militiamen," the mission said in a statement later on Sunday.
Brigades members affiliated to the UN-backed government's Interior Ministry attack sovereign institutions, preventing them from operating effectively, the mission said.
The UN mission called on Libyan government to bring those responsible to justice, confirming that the UN would "investigate the possibility of bringing sanctions against those interfering with or threatening the operations of any sovereign institution which works for the good of Libya and the Libyan people."
Libya's sovereign institutions mainly include the UN-backed Government of National Accord, the National Oil Corporation and the Libyan Investment Corporation.
However, these institutions are not always in accord with each other on all national issues. Military groups supporting different institutions conflict with each other.
The National Oil Corporation a few days ago revealed that a number of its employees have been kidnapped from its headquarters by armed groups.
Furthermore, the Libyan Investment Corporation said that some of its officials have been subjected to threats and kidnappings recently by armed groups believed to be operating under the interior ministry.
