[LIBYAREVIEW] A Malian immigrant who was detained in Libya revealed the conditions faced by ...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...
’s prisons. "The first time, I was arrested on the outskirts of the city and sent to a detention center, and the second time, I was intercepted at sea," he explained.
He said he was fortunate that his relatives in Mali had paid a ransom to secure his release from the hands of migrant detention center guards, "Each time, I had to pay a ransom of 3,000 Libyan dinars to get out," he said.
"The guards treat us badly: they hit us for no reason. They open the cell door and just hit us. Whenever they came to the door, I hid in the back of the room so I wouldn’t be beaten," he added.
He pointed out that there are about 350 to 400 arrested
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to help the prisoners to return home, "or at least to get them out of prison."
He noted that the