{"id":256791,"date":"2026-04-24T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/?p=256791"},"modified":"2026-04-25T19:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:22:57","slug":"exclusive-investment-authority-official-issuing-a-default-ruling-against-the-head-despite-a-known-address-violates-fair-trial-guarantees-legal-action-to-be-taken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/exclusive-investment-authority-official-issuing-a-default-ruling-against-the-head-despite-a-known-address-violates-fair-trial-guarantees-legal-action-to-be-taken\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Investment Authority official: Issuing a default ruling against the head despite a known address violates fair trial guarantees; legal action to be taken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior source at the Libyan Investment Authority told our source that issuing a default judgment against the head of the institution\u2014despite the institution\u2019s address being publicly known and the competent court located only a few kilometers away\u2014raises serious questions about why the prosecution failed to carry out the most basic legal procedure, namely proper notification. The source questioned whether this was mere negligence or something more serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source explained that issuing a default judgment against a person with a known address, when proper notification is easily possible, constitutes a serious breach of fair trial guarantees and opens the door to questioning the validity of the entire process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that, according to Article 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a default judgment in misdemeanors is nullified once opposed, and the case is retried from the beginning\u2014meaning such rulings carry no legal weight once challenged. 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