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| Zintani militias kidnapped me -- Abushagur |
| 2014-08-02 |
| [Libya Herald] At a presser held today at the Rixos Conference Hall (the former home of the GNC in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... ) attended by Libya Herald, former Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister designate and newly elected House of Representatives member Mustafa Abushagur accused Zintani militias of having kidnapped him. Abushagur, who was kidnapped on Tuesday and was released nine hours later early on Wednesday morning named the Zintani militia group as Barq Al-Nasr (Victory Lightening). The former Prime Minister designate was kidnapped from his house after lunch in a vehicle that resembled an ambulance and taken to what seemed like a barracks in the Swani area of Tripoli, he said. His inquisitor kept asking him to reveal information without specifying what, he revealed. He was also accused of being a member of the Moslem Brüderbund, which he denied. Asked by his abductors if he supported Hafter's Dignity operation, Abushagur said he supported no operations outside the state. The House of Representative member said that his abductors accused him of being rich and asked him for LD 20 million. |
| Posted by:Fred |