Five people were sentenced to life in prison in Libya for the deaths of 11 migrants. The defendants were part of a network smuggling people from Libya to Europe, it said. The statement did not say when the 11 died at sea or provide further details. AFP Mahmud Turkia/AFPLibya descended into chaos following a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 that toppled and killed long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi. Human traffickers have benefited from the instability in Libya since, including the smuggling of people across borders from six nations, including Egypt, Algeria and Sudan.

Source: Libya Today July 11, 2023 12:32 UTC