Hizb ut-Tahrir Libya congratulates the Muslims in general, and the people of Libya in particular, on the fall of the regime of the tyrant Gaddafi into a remote place.
And Hizb ut-Tahrir Libya, while giving this congratulation, recalls the great convoy of shuhada' (martyrs): starting from the 13 shuhada' of the Hizb over 30 years ago, and continuing until the shuhada' of the Libyans during this year.
Indeed the pure blood (of the martyrs), shed by the tyrant and his cronies, utters the praise of Allah for the reward that it has been granted, and the victory achieved by those whose blood was shed.
Indeed Hizb ut-Tahrir Libya, while conveying congratulations, is at the same time determined to make Islamic ruling the successor to tyrannical rule, and not the man-made systems which America, Europe and their agents are working to put in place of the tyrant. The Hizb will expend all possible efforts in that path, relying on Allah, and seeking the help of all the sincere people of beloved Libya.
Gaddafi has a long history of brutal suppression and murder of Muslims in Libya. In light of recent events where hundreds of Muslims have been martyred by the Libyan regime we list some of those activists from Hizb ut-Tahrir who were martyred previously to show Gaddafi's actions are nothing new. His oppression continued with the full support of Britain, America and the EU despite what they say now.
Mohammed M. Ramadan, 11 April, 1980, London. Journalist and announcer at BBC, Arabic section. Assassinated by Gaddafi operatives outside Regent Park mosque. Libyan regime refused him burial in Libya and returned the body to be buried in London. Two Libyans were tried for the crime and in Sep. '80, sentenced to life in prison.
Mohammed M. Hfaf, 7 April 1983, Tripoli. Student. Imprisoned in April '73, accused of membership in Islamic Liberation Party (Hizb ut-Tahrir). Ten years later, on 7 April '83, executed by hanging in College of Engineering, Tripoli.
Abdallah A. al-Mesallati, April, 1984, Tripoli. Student. Arrested on April 16, 1973, charged with membership in Islamic Liberation Party (Hizb ut-Tahrir), sentenced to prison. Retried by Revolutionary Courts, sentenced to death, and executed in Tripoli Central Prison.
May Allah سبحانه وتعالى accept them as shuhada and even if some Muslims forget their sacrifices, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will not, nor the countless more Muslims who were disappeared, imprisoned, tortured and killed.