Detainees in Libya accused of mass crimes in Tarhuna

The arrest of one of those accused of serious mass crimes in the Libyan city of Tarhuna was carried out by Libyan security forces, the Libyan channel The Libya Observer reported on December 18.

The arrested man is a member of the Al-Kani militia, suspected of robberies, kidnappings, murders and massive violent crimes committed in the Libyan city of Tarhuna.

Libyan security forces said they will continue working to find all those involved in cases of murder, kidnapping and widespread violent crimes in the city of Tarhuna.

Let us remember that on June 24, 2020, mass graves of people were discovered in the Libyan city of Tarhuna. The Government of National Accord in Tripoli has accused the Libyan National Army (LNA), under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar, of carrying out mass executions in the city. Local residents blame the Kaniyat militias, who defected to the LNA, for the killings and torture.

Haftar and the LNA deny involvement in the Tarhuna mass graves.

We also remember that the last large-scale military operations in Libya ceased in the summer of 2020. On October 23, 2020, a ceasefire agreement was signed in Geneva. The agreement provided for the holding of unified elections in the country on December 24, 2021, the creation of a single interim government for this period, the creation of a unified army and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.

As a result of the Geneva forum, Abdel Hamid Dbeibah became head of Libya’s Interim Government of National Unity, but was unable to organize the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections, scheduled for December 24, 2021, and broke his promise not to run. to the presidency of Libya.

The Libyan Parliament withdrew the vote of confidence in the Dbeibah government and elected a new Prime Minister of Libya. But despite this and the expiration of powers and the expiration of the Geneva agreement, on the basis of which the Interim Government of National Unity of Libya was formed, Dbeibah refuses to leave the post of prime minister and, relying on loyal armed groups to him, continues to occupy the country’s capital, the city of Tripoli.

The presence of two parallel governments in the country has led Libya to a political impasse. To overcome the political deadlock and create a legislative framework for the elections, Libya’s Supreme State Council and the country’s parliament formed a joint “6+6” committee to agree on the legislative framework for the country’s upcoming elections.

The Joint Committee “6+6” developed the legislative framework for the elections and parliament approved the laws drafted by the committee. For its part, the Supreme State Council of Libya has not yet defined its position on the results of the work of the “6+6” joint committee.

Source: Rossa Primavera