Human Rights Watch: Libyan ex-diplomat dies after a...

by gleiseo3 on 2012-02-16 10:44:10

CAIRO — Human Rights Watch says that a Moammar Gadhafi-era diplomat appears to have died under torture after his arrest by a Libyan militia, the latest in a series of reported abuses by former rebels who overthrew the dictator last year.

The New York-based group said Friday that 62-year-old Omar Brebesh, who served as ambassador to France, died less than 24 hours after his arrest in Tripoli on Jan. 19 by a militia from the western Libyan town of Zintan.

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