Libyans wave the revolution's flag on top of a tank as weapons and other items belonging to the former regime are displayed in Misrata on October 23, 2011. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)
(CBS/AP)
TRIPOLI - Libya's transitional leader has declared liberation of the country, three days after the death of its leader of four decades, Muammar Qaddafi.
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil also told thousands of supporters at a ceremony on Sunday that Islamic Sharia law would be the "basic source" of legislation in the country, and that existing laws that contradict the teachings of Islam would be nullified.
In an address that set an Islamist tone for post-Qaddafi Libya, he said new banks would be set up to follow the Islamic banking system, which bans charging interest.
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