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Africa North
Maetig takes charge of inquiry into auctions as international fury grows over slave trading in Libya
2017-11-20
"They're doing it again, effendi. Do you have the power to stop them?"
[Libya Herald] Deputy Presidency Council (PC) leader Ahmed Maetig has announced that he is taking control of the inquiry into allegations that illegal migrants colonists have been sold at auctions as slaves. In a statement, he says the investigation will lead to the arrest of those involved and of them being brought to justice.

In a separate statement, the Libyan foreign ministry says that various Libyan organizations are taking part in the inquiry.

"If the allegations are confirmed, all those involved will be prosecuted and punished," it likewise says.

The PC announced earlier this week that it would set up an inquiry following a report by CNN into auctions of migrants colonists in a number of Libyan towns. Published earlier this week, it showed video footage of an auction near 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...
Following the PC announcement, Anas al-Azabi of the anti-illegal immigration agency in Tripoli suggested that an investigation had already started.

Reports of illegal migrants colonists being seized in Libya, being forced to work for no money and being sold are not new. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported this on a number of occasions. The CNN documentary, however, managed to video a sale.
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