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GNC legislative and Constitutional Committee renew condemnation of Libyans imprisoned in UAE.
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Tripoli, 25.02.2015(Lana) The GNC Legislative and Constitutional Committee renewed its condemnation of arrests of several Libyans by United Arab Emirates for about six months without any legal measures such as referring them, to the judiciary or enabling them to appoint lawyers and depriving them of their rights according to Universal Declaration for Human Rights. In a statement today the committee underlined that the Libyan detainees did not commit any crime but they were arbitrarily arrested for political reasons without legal support in contradiction of all international... Read more
GNC legislative and Constitutional Committee appeal to rights organizations to intervene in the case of Libyans imprisoned in UAE.
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Tripoli, 25.02.2015(Lana) The GNC Legislative and Constitutional Committee appealed to regional and international rights organizations to intervene in the case of Libyans arrested by UAE and press for their release. It is reported that the Libyan nationals are subjected to torture, physical and psychological violations which led to deterioration of their health conditions, at the time some of the prisoners are suffering from chronic disease. In a statement released Wednesday the committee underscored the need that all countries respect international conventions and ... Read more
Foreign ministers of Tunisia and Italy stress that addressing Libyan crisis would only be political.
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Tunis, 25.02.2015(Lana) Foreign ministers of Tunisia, Al-Tyab Al-Bakoush and Italy's Paolo Gentiloni stressed that addressing the Libyan crisis would only be political and not military. At a press conference Wednesday in Tunis they underscored that dialogue and reconciliation among Libyan rivals are the only way out of the crisis experienced by the country. Italian foreign minister, Gentiloni underlined ' We would not allow the partition of Libya', adding that Italy is committed to respect UN resolutions and to cooperate with all western countries with interests in... Read more
NSG Minister of Interior meets directors of Libyan border crossing points.
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Ras Jadier, 25.02.2015(Lana) NSG Minister of Interior, Mohamed Ramadan Al-Barghati chaired a broad meeting Wednesday at Ras Jadier Directorate to follow up the security plan to secure Libyan border crossing points. The meeting included Directors of general departments, directors of land, sea and air border crossing points , and chiefs of various agencies at Ras Jadier in the presence of mayors of Zaura and Surman. The meeting covered ways to activate securing crossing points plan, and identify difficulties encountering work progress at the border gates and ways to... Read more
Ministry of Interior reaffirms that Tripoli port is functioning normally.
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Tripoli, 25.02.2015(Lana) The Ministry of Interior denied reports purporting the closure of Tripoli Sea Port by its security agencies. An official source at the ministry told Lana Wednesday that Tripoli port with all its components is functioning normally. He underlined that personnel in charge of the port's security are functioning normally, thereby inspecting containers as they leave the port to ensure that proper legal procedure are pursued and to prevent smuggling. =... Read more