CNN: Libya opens investigation into slave auctions following CNN report
Libyan authorities have launched a formal investigation into slave auctions in the country following an exclusive CNN report earlier this week, the government said Friday.
"A high-level committee has been convened encompassing representatives from all the security apparatus to oversee this investigation," Anes Alazabi, an official with the internationally recognized government of Libya's Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency, told CNN.
"Priorities of the investigation are not only to convict those responsible for these inhumane acts, but also to identify the location of those who have been sold in order to bring them to safety and return them to their countries of origin."
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WNU Editor: Slave markets have been with mankind since the beginning .... and sad to say that it still exists.
More News On Reports Of Slave Markets In Libya
Sale of migrants in Libya 'slave markets' sparks global outcry -- Reuters
Sale of Migrants as Slaves in Libya Causes Outrage in Africa and Paris -- New York Times
Footage shows African migrants being sold as slaves at auction for as little as £300 each -- The Telegraph
People for sale: Where lives are auctioned for $400 -- CNN
UN chief: Libya slave auctions may be crimes against humanity -- CNN
Libya to launch slave trading investigation after video footage appeared to show migrants being auctioned off for as little as $400 -- Daily Mail
Libya to launch probe into slave trading in the country -- Middle East Monitor
Libya says to probe 'slave auction' footage -- AFP
Libyan human rights body upset over CNN report of slave auctions in Libya -- The Libya Observer
Slavery in Libya: Top traders to be hunted down -- International Business Times
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And Fatou BenSouda has been greenlighted to go after the U.S., because Obama is not president anymore.
Fatou does not look like she has missed any meals. The ICC is a good gig for her. She can avoid real problems in Africa like Libya and go for the soft targets.
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