GNU: We await Italy's implementation of agreement to extradite five prisoners
The ministry indicated, in a statement, that the Permanent Committee for Monitoring Libyan Prisoners in Italy had completed all procedures related to the agreement to extradite Libyan prisoners, and that there were no obstacles from the Libyan side.
In 2015, an Italian court sentenced five Libyan men to 30 years in prison on charges of "human trafficking and irregular migration," despite the fact that they were passengers on a boat that was rescued in Italian waters. News Tagged: Ministry of justice Libyan Prisoners Abroad Italy
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