Magistrate Victor Axiaq has presided the arraignment of a group of men accused of participating in a riot at Safi on Monday. The 22 men, secured in pairs with cable ties, crammed into magistrate George Axiak’s courtroom. The men from Algeria, Chad, Ghana, Sudan, Guinea and Libya were arrested yesterday evening after the riot broke out at Safi Barracks in Kirkop. 24 men were arrested, of which 22 were charged. The men were charged with insulting and threatening behaviour, violently resisting arrest and slightly injuring five detention officers.

Source: Libya Today January 08, 2020 10:30 UTC