Libya’s Captured Prosecutor? – allAfrica.com

Attorney-General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour grabs the headlines for his anti-corruption purge, but critics say he’s hostage to shadowy interests.

Hardly a day goes by in Libya without the name of Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, the Attorney General, appearing in the headlines, sensationally cast as a man who goes after the corrupt and cracks down relentlessly on thieves of the public purse.

Al-Siddiq assumed his duties in May last year after being elected by the Libyan House of Representatives on 26 April at its…