A Libyan court has sentenced 23 people to death and 14 others to life imprisonment for their participation in a fatal ISIL (ISIS) campaign that included killing a group of Egyptians and capturing the city of Sirte in 2015, Al Jazeera reported. The statement added that three persons passed away before trial and three others were acquitted. Subsequently, the group kidnapped and beheaded scores of Egyptian Christians, whose killings were depicted in gory propaganda videos, Al Jazeera reported. Mohaychem said, “As lawyers for the victims’ families, we see the verdict of the court as very satisfying and very just.”“The court sentenced those guilt was demonstrated and acquitted those against whom there was insufficient evidence,” he added. In Libyan jails, there are still hundreds of purported ex-ISIL combatants detained, many of whom are still awaiting trial, Al Jazeera reported.

Source: Libya Today May 30, 2023 03:51 UTC