Keep tabs on the Transitional Council

The international community has a moral responsibility for the Libyan Transitional Council which includes not just trusting it blindly, the left-liberal daily Der Standard warns: "Humanitarian preoccupations must be given top priority. But that doesn't mean the Libyan cash that was frozen and has now been unfrozen should be dumped back into the country without any controls whatsoever. Yes, it belongs to the Libyans. And yes, most states have recognised the National Transitional Council as the legitimate representative of the people. But precisely because this legitimation came from abroad and not from inside the country, the international community cannot just leave it to its own devices. With all due respect for Libyan sovereignty: To a certain extent the international community bears a moral responsibility for this Council. Everything the Council does will reflect back on it."

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