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TRIPOLI A Libyan diplomat who served as ambassador to France for Muammar Gaddafi died from torture within a day of being detained by a militia from Zintan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement on Friday.
Zintan is the town where the late Libyan rulers most prominent son, Saif Al Islam, is being held, and the former diplomats death has reinforced concerns for the sons safety.
A preliminary autopsy report said Omar Brebesh, who was detained on January 19 in Tripoli and whose body appeared in hospital the next day 100km southwest in Zintan, had multiple injuries and fractured ribs.
The report is the latest in a series of allegations of torture at the hands of Libyas myriad armed militias who fought to topple Gaddafi and now run prisons around the country.
Libyas ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) says Saif Al Islam should be tried at home and would be given a fair hearing. The International Criminal Court has reserved the right to insist that he be sent to The Hague.
Human Rights Watch read a report by the judicial police in Tripoli, which said that Brebesh had died from torture and that an unnamed suspect had confessed to killing him, the statement said, adding that photos of Brebeshs body show welts, cuts, and the apparent removal of toenails.
The militia accused of torturing Brebesh, Al Shohada Ashura, was not immediately available for comment on Friday.
Brebesh, 62, served in the Libyan embassy to France from 2004 to 2008, first as cultural attache, and then as acting ambassador for the last nine months of his tour.
The diplomat returned to Libya to work as a lawyer at the ministry of Foreign Affairs under Gaddafi but then continued working for the post-Gaddafi NTC government after the civil war.
Oman Tribune - the edge of knowledge
Zintan is the town where the late Libyan rulers most prominent son, Saif Al Islam, is being held, and the former diplomats death has reinforced concerns for the sons safety.
A preliminary autopsy report said Omar Brebesh, who was detained on January 19 in Tripoli and whose body appeared in hospital the next day 100km southwest in Zintan, had multiple injuries and fractured ribs.
The report is the latest in a series of allegations of torture at the hands of Libyas myriad armed militias who fought to topple Gaddafi and now run prisons around the country.
Libyas ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) says Saif Al Islam should be tried at home and would be given a fair hearing. The International Criminal Court has reserved the right to insist that he be sent to The Hague.
Human Rights Watch read a report by the judicial police in Tripoli, which said that Brebesh had died from torture and that an unnamed suspect had confessed to killing him, the statement said, adding that photos of Brebeshs body show welts, cuts, and the apparent removal of toenails.
The militia accused of torturing Brebesh, Al Shohada Ashura, was not immediately available for comment on Friday.
Brebesh, 62, served in the Libyan embassy to France from 2004 to 2008, first as cultural attache, and then as acting ambassador for the last nine months of his tour.
The diplomat returned to Libya to work as a lawyer at the ministry of Foreign Affairs under Gaddafi but then continued working for the post-Gaddafi NTC government after the civil war.
Oman Tribune - the edge of knowledge
