New evidence implicates Libyan militias in an apparent execution of dozens of detainees in rebel custody following the capture and death of Muammar Gaddafi last year, a watchdog has said.
In a report released on Wednesday detailing Gaddafi's final hours on October 20, 2011, Human Rights Watch said it had gathered evidence that Misrata-based militias captured and disarmed members of the dictator's convoy and subjected them to brutal beatings.
"The evidence suggests that opposition militias summarily executed at least 66 captured members of Gaddafi's convoy in Sirte," his home town, Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), said on Wednesday.
"It also looks as if they took Mutassim Gaddafi, who had been wounded, to [the port city of] Misrata and killed him there," he said of Gaddafi's son.
"Our findings call into question the assertion by Libyan authorities that Muammar Gaddafi was killed in crossfire, and not after his capture," Bouckaert said of a Human Rights Watch report documenting the executions. Full story...
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In a report released on Wednesday detailing Gaddafi's final hours on October 20, 2011, Human Rights Watch said it had gathered evidence that Misrata-based militias captured and disarmed members of the dictator's convoy and subjected them to brutal beatings.
"The evidence suggests that opposition militias summarily executed at least 66 captured members of Gaddafi's convoy in Sirte," his home town, Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), said on Wednesday.
"It also looks as if they took Mutassim Gaddafi, who had been wounded, to [the port city of] Misrata and killed him there," he said of Gaddafi's son.
"Our findings call into question the assertion by Libyan authorities that Muammar Gaddafi was killed in crossfire, and not after his capture," Bouckaert said of a Human Rights Watch report documenting the executions. Full story...
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