U.N. urges east Libya army to probe executions, suspend commander


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Jul 2017

General Khalifa Haftar, commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA), leaves after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RTSTRWB

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Tuesday for the Libyan National Army (LNA) which controls the eastern part of the country to investigate summary executions of prisoners.

Its human right's body and voiced concern at the fate of those still in their custody.

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