<p>"I have submitted my resignation in protest against the acts of repression and violence against demonstrators (in Libya) and I am joining the ranks of the revolution," Honi said yesterday.<br /><br />He was speaking to journalists in Cairo, where the pan-Arab group has its headquarters, after Human Rights Watch said the brutal crackdown on dissent in Libya had claimed at <br />least 173 lives.<br /><br />Libya currently holds the rotating Arab League presidency.<br /><br />Honi said he had sent his resignation to the Libyan foreign ministry, and that since Saturday he has had "no connection" with his ambassadorial-level position.<br /><br />Sources in the 22-member Arab League said they were unaware of Honi's resignation.</p>
<p>"I have submitted my resignation in protest against the acts of repression and violence against demonstrators (in Libya) and I am joining the ranks of the revolution," Honi said yesterday.<br /><br />He was speaking to journalists in Cairo, where the pan-Arab group has its headquarters, after Human Rights Watch said the brutal crackdown on dissent in Libya had claimed at <br />least 173 lives.<br /><br />Libya currently holds the rotating Arab League presidency.<br /><br />Honi said he had sent his resignation to the Libyan foreign ministry, and that since Saturday he has had "no connection" with his ambassadorial-level position.<br /><br />Sources in the 22-member Arab League said they were unaware of Honi's resignation.</p>