Attorney General’s Office orders detention of Tripoli prison head Osama Njeem in connection with torture and cruel and degrading treatment, resulting in death of one prisoner
Nov 5 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General’s Office orders detention of Tripoli prison head Osama Njeem in connection with torture and cruel and degrading treatment, resulting in death of one prisoner

The Attorney General’s Office reported today that the Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered the detention of Osama Elmasry Njeem, head of the Operati...

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May 26 Nigel Ash

Saadi Qaddafi's murder trial adjourned yet again

By Libya Herald reporter. Saadi Qaddafi during his interrogation last year (Screen grab)Tripoli, 26 May 2016:The murder trial in Tripoli of Saadi Qadd...

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Oct 26 Nigel Ash

Hadba Prison chief suspended, guards sought in Saadi abuse claims

By Libya Herald reporters. A video allegedly showing prison guards torturing Saadi Qaddafi has appeared on social media (Photo: Clearview).Tripoli, 26...

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Nov 17 Michel Cousins

Defendants held in Misrata transferred to Tripoli for court hearing

By Libya Herald staff. 17 November 2014: The eight Qaddafi-regime era officials being held in Misrata were transferred to Tripoli to appear in c...

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Oct 4 Nigel Ash

HRW calls for all death sentences to be suspended

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 4 October 2013:The advocacy group Human Rights Watch has called on Libya’s Supreme Court to suspend all death sentences so fa...

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Feb 10 Nigel Ash

New prison for Misrata

Tripoli, 10 February 2013:Justice Minister Salah Bashir Margani today said he hoped that all the 2,000-plus detainees held in prisons in Misrata would...

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Jan 28 Michel Cousins

Senussi could be tried with Saif Al-Islam: government official

Tripoli, 28 January 2013:Plans to try Abdullah Senussi and Saif Al-Islam together have been considered but no decision has been made as yet, according...

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Dec 10 Michel Cousins

Al-Mahmoudi in court again

Mahmoudi when first in Libyan custodyTripoli, 10 December:The trial of the Qaddafi regime’s last prime minister, Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi, adjourned fr...

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Libya and the International Criminal Court - the issues explained
Oct 23 Michel Cousins

Libya and the International Criminal Court - the issues explained

By Chris Stephen.The ICC is currently considering whether Libya is competent to try the case of Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi.Tripoli, 23 October:Some time in...

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Libyan prosecutor says payout to Lockerbie victims “a waste of public money”
Sep 11 Michel Cousins

Libyan prosecutor says payout to Lockerbie victims “a waste of public money”

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 11 September:The trial of Mohamed Zway, the former secretary of the General People's Congress, and Abdul-Ati Al-Obeidi,...

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