“The ISA’s release of video ‘confessions’ is a flagrant violation of fair trial rights including the right not to self-incriminate. This unlawful and reckless move has incited hatred against a group of Libyans daring to peacefully express their views,” said Hussein Baoumi, Amnesty International’s Libya researcher. In at least one on-camera “confession”, a detainee also made references to communicating with international organizations, including Amnesty International. “The ISA must end its repression and vilification of Libyan civil society and international organizations. In April 2021, Amnesty International documented the arrest of a Christian man in Tripoli by the ISA.

Source: Libya Today March 23, 2022 13:52 UTC