Tag: Osama Najim al-Masri
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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…
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Libyan Government of National Unity takes over Mitiga Airport base from Al-Radaa Brigade through Turkish brokered deal
The Libyan press is reporting that the Government of National Unity has taken over Mitiga Airport and its military base from the Special Deterrence Forces (Al-Radaa Brigade) via a Turkish brokered deal. The deal is part of a process led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeiba to integrate armed militias with the security forces. The…
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Tripoli’s government refuses to hand over Osama Najim Al-Masri to the ICC
In a sudden reversal from its commitment, the Libyan government has announced that it will not be handing over Libyan security official, Osama Najim al-Masri to the International Criminal Court. Osama Al-Masri was previously arrested in Italy and deported to Libya instead of being handed over to the ICC. Al-Masri has a pending arrest warrant…
