Khalid Mahmoud, on Asharq Al-Awsat News, has reported the arrest of Mahmoud Warfali in connection to recent war crimes, as accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to the report, investigations are ongoing by the army and the process is being led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
The report stated that ‘the general leadership of the Libyan National Army, the force that controls most of east Libya,’ has confirmed that ‘a military prosecutor is investigating with Major Mahmoud al-Warfali, and it confirmed that “he was suspended from work and placed in custody on the case.”
In addition, ‘the leadership’s statement stressed the readiness of the army to cooperate with the ICC and inform them of the course of the investigation and the conduct of the trial process.’ The leadership further ‘praised ICC efforts to achieve stability and social security and protect peoples from the scourge of war and armed conflicts.’
“We hereby inform you that the accused in your judicial appeal is currently under investigation by the Military Prosecutor in the same cases mentioned in the arrest warrant. He has been in custody since August 2, when Haftar ordered an investigation.”
As reported, according to feeds from ICC, Warfalli has been “alleged to have directly committed and to have ordered the commission of murder as a war crime” ‘during seven incidents involving 33 people in June and July 2017 in and near Benghazi.’
Reporter: Ridwan A Olayiwola
