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| Amnesty Says Libya Soldier Tortured to Death |
| 2013-12-10 |
| [An Nahar] "Hussein Radwan Raheel, 37, who served with the Saiqa Forces, an elite army unit under the ministry of defense, was severely beaten and subjected to electric shocks," Amnesty said quoting family members. It said the soldier "was tortured to death last week following 10 hours of interrogation by his own army unit" following the disappearance of a military vehicle from the unit's Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... compound. "A forensic report and photos of his body seen by the organization also indicate he was tortured," added the watchdog. It called for an independent probe, saying it "fears that a military investigation will lack transparency and independence and will only lead to whitewashing abuse." Amnesty's Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui said torture was widespread under the toppled regime of strongman Muammar Qadaffy ...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland... , who was killed in the 2011 uprising. She charged that ill-treatment and rights violations still flourished under the rule of Libya's new authorities who also have "turned a blind eye to abuses by militias." "Torture and ill-treatment were routinely used by the state to terrorize the Libyan people under Qadaffy's brutal rule. The Libyan authorities must show that the country has made a clean break with the past by sending a strong message that human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... violations by state officials will not be tolerated," said Hadj Sahraoui. Libya's top political authority, the National General Congress, in April passed a law criminalizing torture, forced disappearances and discrimination. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Wasn't where an ambush that killed several of these Saiqa Forces last week? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-12-10 05:04 |