Supreme Court rules on auspices of Official Gazette and on military prosecution of civilians
Nov 2 Sami Zaptia

Supreme Court rules on auspices of Official Gazette and on military prosecution of civilians

The Constitutional Chamber of Libya’s Supreme Court issued two rulings today. ‎The first ruling stipulated that the House of Representatives’ (HoR) L...

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Apr 27 Sami Zaptia

Military courts in eastern Libya sentence hundreds of civilians in sham, torture-tainted trials: Amnesty International

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 April 2021:Military courts have convicted hundreds of civilians in eastern Libya in secret and grossly unfair military trial...

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LNA says it will prosecute soldiers who murder and abuse prisoners
Mar 20 Nigel Ash

LNA says it will prosecute soldiers who murder and abuse prisoners

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 20 March 2017:The Libyan National Army has said it is moving against soldiers suspected of war crimes.The action h...

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Mar 22 Michel Cousins

Former Chief of Staff arrested – then released

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 22 March 2014:The former acting Chief of Staff, Major-General Salem Al-Gnaidy, was arrested today, accused of talking t...

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Apr 3 Michel Cousins

Military Supreme Court appointments

Tripoli, 3 April 2103:The Ministry of Defence has re-formed the Supreme Military Court. In an announcement yesterday, Tuesday, it said that Colonel Is...

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Mar 22 Michel Cousins

Tripoli airport attackers sentenced

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 22 March 2013:Seven men found guilty of the attack last year on Tripoli International Airport were each handed prison s...

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Head of the Libyan Air Force faces military court
Jan 18 thomwestcott

Head of the Libyan Air Force faces military court

Tripoli, 18 January:General Saqr Adam Geroushi, who was suspended last week by the Ministry of Defence as head of the Libyan Air Force following his d...

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Dec 21 Michel Cousins

Stop Jalil's military trial demands Human Rights Watch

Tripoli, 21 December:The upcoming trial of the former National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil in a military court must be scrapped,...

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Breaking: Benghazi military court drops Fatah Younis case
Dec 19 George Grant

Breaking: Benghazi military court drops Fatah Younis case

Benghazi, 19 December:The military court in Benghazi has declared that it will no longer be responsible for the trial relating to the killing of Abdul...

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Libyan rights group condemns Jalil's trial by military court
Dec 18 tomlittle

Libyan rights group condemns Jalil's trial by military court

Tripoli, 18 December:The head of a Libyan human rights group condemned the decision to try former chairman of the National Transitional Council Mustaf...

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