The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Aguila Saleh, the president of Libya’s internationally recognized parliament in Tobruk, over his effects to block the formation of a UN-backed government of national unity. Saleh "is responsible for stalling political progress in Libya," said John E. Smith, Acting Director of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control. The statement said Saleh repeatedly blocked votes by Libya’s House of Representatives to support the North African country’s political transition. The sanctions freeze Saleh's assets in the US.
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