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| 50 Detained in East Libya after Prison Escape | ||
| 2022-03-09 | ||
Libya's east-based army rounded up at least 50 people in a coastal city following a prison escape earlier this year, a rights group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch said in a statement that an armed group affiliated with the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces
It said the five prisoners were arrested again four days later. But the armed group, Tarek Bin Ziyad Battalion, continued detain others in the city, including relatives of the five and former detainees and their families. "Once again, unaccountable LAAF forces resort to brutal tactics to instill fear and terror among Derna residents," said Eric Goldstein, deputy regional director at HRW. Goldstein called fort the release of those arbitrarily detained and reveal the whereabouts of anyone still in detention. Read the rest at the link
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