[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Gunmen have killed 12 Libyans after their release from jail for taking part in acts of repression during the 2011 revolt against Muammar Qadaffy...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland and was then murdered by his indignant subjects 42 years later...
, officials said on Sunday.
A 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...
court ordered the conditional release of the former regime officials on Thursday, and on Friday their bullet-riddled bodies were found in the capital, the prosecution said on its Facebook page.
An investigation into the murders has begun, it added.
| Seems as though justice is a bit rough in Libya these days... |
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
-backed uprising that toppled and killed Qadaffy.
They were freed on condition that they report to the prosecutor every two weeks.
| The prosecutor now has some "found time"... |
| He is not, however, surprised... |
Seddiq es-Sour, of the prosecutor’s office, told Libyan television the bodies were found in various parts of the capital and confirmed that all were former prisoners.
He said they had been placed in durance vile
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
between 2011 and 2014.
The identities of the victims were not immediately released.
Earlier this month, es-Sour had said the supreme court had ordered the release of six Qadaffy regime officials pending an appeal, for reasons linked to their health and age.
Dozens of people are on trial in Libya for their role in the violent suppression of the revolt, including two sons of Qadaffy and ex-government officials.
In July 2015 several people were sentenced to death, including Seif al-Islam, Qadaffy’s son and one-time heir apparent.