ICC fugitive said to have kidnapped female inmate from Benghazi prison
Mahmoud Al-Werfalli – a war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court for extrajudical killings – has been reported by local media that he kidnapped a female inmate from Kwefiya prison in Benghazi on wednesday.
Just hours after the ICC Prosecutor called on Khalifa Haftar to surrender him, Al-Werfalli was reported to have entered Kwefiya prison and took Marwa Al-Werfalli out of her cell.
Marwa is repoirted to be a convict of “terrorist acts” and she is 17 years only.
According to local media, Marwa was arrested by pro-Haftar Salafist Tarig Ben Ziyad Brigade along with two other females in here age.
It is unknown what is the reason behind the kidnap, but Al-Werfalli has been accustomed to killing his prisoners in the open with the camera on.
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