Libyan Prime Minister says prisons are back under state control: Al-Masri charged with torture by the Tripoli Prosecutor

In a speech to new police officer graduates Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbiebah announced that all prisons are now under the management of the state. Previously this year, the Prime Minister pledged to bring prisons run by armed militias under state control. The Prime Minister is currently involved in a power struggle against armed militias in a bid to integrate armed militias with the regular state forces.

Separately, in a surprise announcement, the Attorney-General has ordered the arrest of the previous Mitiga prison director, Osama Najim Al-Masri. He is being charged with torturing and killing prisoners under his custody. He was previously allowed to travel from Italy to Libya under very suspicious circumstances despite being sought by the International Criminal Court.