Security forces in eastern Libya said they have arrested the commander of an elite forces unit who is sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for allegedly executing dozens of prisoners.
The general command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), the force that controls most of eastern Libya, said the commander, Mahmoud Al-Werfalli, was being investigated by a military prosecutor.
“We inform you that the defendant in your judicial case, Mahmoud al-Werfalli, is under investigation for the cases against him by the general military prosecutor and is now under arrest,” the LNA said in a statement.
Werfalli is wanted for allegedly executing dozens of prisoners in the spring and summer of this year, toward the end of a three-year LNA campaign against Islamists and other opponents for control of the eastern city of Benghazi.
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