After Justice Minister Salah Marghani’s recent remarks
concerning the Libya’s prisons, pressure is being placed on the urgency
to assure prisoners are being kept under acceptable conditions.
Reports of beatings, and abuse using cigarettes, electric, ships and sharp objections on the body’s of the accused highlight the lack of progression in Libya’s prisons being held by rogue militia groups.
When interviewed by Al Jazeera, Marghani acknowledged the presence of “secret” prisons, and their illegal activity, such as holding prisoners for longer than the legal detention of seven days, often for weeks and months without evidence.
Rightly so, the Minister believes the armed groups running the prisons must surrender to the State. He drew attention to the fact that Libya remains under Chapter VII of the United Nations Security Council Resolution, which highlights: “the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians.” Marghani claims the ministry holds information of what is happening behind prison walls and the perpetrators will eventually be prosecuted.
Speaking to Magharebia, Hashem Bashar, head of the Supreme Security Committee, Tripoli branch, issued a statement in which he demanded Marghani to explain his ministry’s inadequacy to take over responsibility for prisons.
He said that the ministry was not yet ready to take over supervision of all prisons because there were many security threats.
“Although two years have elapsed since the declaration of Libya’s liberation, we haven’t seen any serious step or any visible efforts by the justice minister, decision-makers or members of the judiciary about these prisons,” he said.
“Cleansing the judiciary before activating it and dismissing the symbols of corruption in it is the most important demand after the success of the February 17th revolution,” he added.
Tension between the government and militias has continued to rise in recent weeks. They aim to dislodge the armed groups, who occupy buildings and operate prisons under their own rogue laws.
The crackdown on the groups has only seemed to rattle the situation. An armed group controlling a Tripoli prison stormed the justice ministry; an attack the Marghani said took place after the government ordered the group to hand over the jail to the authorities.
As police and security recruits are growing, the pressure on illegal militant groups will increase, according to the Ministry of Justice. However, the task ahead will provide severe challenges, as the stubborn militias are unwilling to hand over some of the more notorious inmates to the State.
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Reports of beatings, and abuse using cigarettes, electric, ships and sharp objections on the body’s of the accused highlight the lack of progression in Libya’s prisons being held by rogue militia groups.
When interviewed by Al Jazeera, Marghani acknowledged the presence of “secret” prisons, and their illegal activity, such as holding prisoners for longer than the legal detention of seven days, often for weeks and months without evidence.
Rightly so, the Minister believes the armed groups running the prisons must surrender to the State. He drew attention to the fact that Libya remains under Chapter VII of the United Nations Security Council Resolution, which highlights: “the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians.” Marghani claims the ministry holds information of what is happening behind prison walls and the perpetrators will eventually be prosecuted.
Speaking to Magharebia, Hashem Bashar, head of the Supreme Security Committee, Tripoli branch, issued a statement in which he demanded Marghani to explain his ministry’s inadequacy to take over responsibility for prisons.
He said that the ministry was not yet ready to take over supervision of all prisons because there were many security threats.
“Although two years have elapsed since the declaration of Libya’s liberation, we haven’t seen any serious step or any visible efforts by the justice minister, decision-makers or members of the judiciary about these prisons,” he said.
“Cleansing the judiciary before activating it and dismissing the symbols of corruption in it is the most important demand after the success of the February 17th revolution,” he added.
Tension between the government and militias has continued to rise in recent weeks. They aim to dislodge the armed groups, who occupy buildings and operate prisons under their own rogue laws.
The crackdown on the groups has only seemed to rattle the situation. An armed group controlling a Tripoli prison stormed the justice ministry; an attack the Marghani said took place after the government ordered the group to hand over the jail to the authorities.
As police and security recruits are growing, the pressure on illegal militant groups will increase, according to the Ministry of Justice. However, the task ahead will provide severe challenges, as the stubborn militias are unwilling to hand over some of the more notorious inmates to the State.
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