Hamza: Arresting a citizen after expressing his dissatisfaction with living conditions is a clear violation of the law
Ahmed Hamza, head of the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya, said that the arrest of citizen Faraj came hours after he published a video clip on his personal Facebook account in which he expressed his dissatisfaction with the living, health and service conditions in his area.
In exclusive statements to the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, Hamza described the arrest as an arbitrary detention that took place without any basis or legal justification, and considered this a clear and explicit violation of the Libyan Criminal Procedure Law.
He called on the security authorities to immediately and unconditionally release the arrested citizen, investigate the circumstances of the incident, and ensure that those responsible are held accountable, calling on the executive and security authorities to ensure respect for the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and to adhere to constitutional guarantees and international treaties related to that.
