And issued International Court Arrest warrants against both Abdul Rahim Al-Kani And Makhlouf Douma, Nasser Al-Lahasa, Muhammad Salehin, Abdel-Bari Al-Shaqaqi, and Fathi Al-Zenkal.
The public prosecutor explained to the court Karim Khan 3 of these are prominent members of Kaniyat militia Which controlled Tarhuna for years and terrorized its residents, while the other three were linked to the same militia, which carried out systematic executions of its opponents and killed entire families.
Among the suspects is Al-Kani, one of the brothers who led the militia, and who used two lions to spread terror in the hearts of the population.
Khan stated that he had evidence that Tarhuna residents were subjected to war crimes, including murder, torture and sexual violence.
He said: “During my visit to Tarhuna in 2022, I heard accounts of Libyans being detained in horrific conditions, and I saw mass graves at landfill sites and farms.”
“The organization appreciates”Human Rights Watch“At least 338 people from Residents of Tarhuna They were kidnapped or went missing during the 5-year period of control by the Kaniyat militia.
After the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, armed groups emerged to fill the security vacuum in Libya, including the Kaniyat militia, which took control of Tarhuna in 2015.