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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives on January 31, 2010 for the opening of the three-day AU summit in Addis Ababa. Libyan leader and outgoing African Union (AU) Chaiman of the AU Moamer Kadhafi reluctantly handed over the presidency of the AU to Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
TRIPOLI. — The bodies of at least 12 loyalists to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have been found in the country’s capital, Tripoli, just days after they were released from prison.
The victims were part of a group who had been held at the al-Ruwaimi prison, Tripoli’s general prosecutor confirmed.
Libya’s internationally backed Government of National Accord (GNA) issued a statement condemning the murders and ordered an investigation into the deaths.
Omar Turbi, a former adviser to the Libyan government, said it is not surprising that the murders had happened given the deteriorating situation in Libya. — Al Jazeera/Agencies.
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