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ICC warns Haftar: Watching closely recent attack on Tripoli
2019-12-19
[Libya Observer] Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda has warned Khalifa Haftar
...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...
that the ICC is watching closely his latest attack on 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...
In a statement to La Belle France 24, she urged Haftar to arrest Mahmoud al-Werfalli and bring him to the ICC, noting that they had requested the assistance of particular countries for his arrest and extradition.

She also confirmed that they are continuing investigations of war crimes taking place in Libya renewing her request to extradite all wanted persons to the International Criminal Court.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Haftar "Come a bit closer."
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-12-19 12:33  

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