Federalists denounce abductions in Al-Marj and Shahat cities

The Federalist Bloc denounced Monday the abductions and forced disappearances of a number of activists in Al-Marj and Shahat cities in eastern Libya.
It called on Tobruk Parliament, in a statement Monday, to end growing limitations on freedoms by unlawful authorities, calling on the Interior Ministry of Tobruk Parliament to investigate identify the ones behind the abductions.
Dignity Operation (Karama) forces, led by Khalifa Haftar, had made sporadic arrests in the two cities against many activists and bloggers, like Ali Al-Asseli, Ahmed Al-Houaz, Al-Mayar Al-Arefi from Al-Marj and others.
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