- 21 Aug 2017
- [International Secretariat]
- Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
- Topic:
Responding to news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant today for the arrest of Mahmoud el-Wefelli, who is accused of war crimes for actions committed while he was Field Commander of the Special Forces Brigade affiliated to the Libyan National Army, Amnesty International’s North Africa Research Director Heba Morayef said:
“Today’s decision by the ICC is a significant step towards ending the rampant impunity for war crimes in Libya. Mahmoud al-Werfelli led an army unit that is accused of atrocities, including the extrajudicial executions of unarmed and defenseless captives.
“The Libyan authorities must urgently comply with this arrest warrant and hand Mahmoud al-Werfelli over to the ICC to face his accusers in a fair trial. This warrant sends a clear message that those who commit or order horrendous crimes are not above the law and will not go unpunished.
“By failing to hold to account those responsible for crimes committed in Libya in recent years, the Libyan authorities and the international community have emboldened the parties to this conflict to act with complete disregard to human life and international law. We strongly urge the ICC to expand its investigations in Libya and include other crimes being committed every day throughout the country.”
15 August 2017
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
Related Actions
- 28 Oct 2021
ACTIVIST MISSING AFTER SEIZURE BY ARMED MEN - 3 Aug 2017
PROFESSOR RELEASED AFTER 47 DAYS OF ABDUCTION [Suspended]
Related Newses
- 22 Aug 2019 [International Secretariat]
SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA: Fears mount for abducted woman politician a month since she went missing - 11 Jul 2019 [International Secretariat]
SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA: Abhorrent attack on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime - 16 May 2017 [International Secretariat]
SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA: University professor latest in string of victims targeted in epidemic of militia abductions - 6 Oct 2016 [International Secretariat]
SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA: Civilians trapped in Benghazi in desperate conditions as fighting encroaches - 24 Feb 2016 [International Secretariat]
SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA: World must help pull Libya out of human rights chaos five years since uprising that ousted al-Gaddafi