The ICC arrest warrant, issued on Tuesday, said Mr Al Werfalli “is alleged to have directly committed and to have ordered the commission of murder as a war crime”. The allegations against Mr Al Werfalli relate to the period following the army's battle against militias in Benghazi earlier this year. The ICC said Mr Al Werfalli "appears to be directly responsible" for the killing of 33 people in Benghazi or surrounding areas "either by personally killing them or by ordering their execution”. Libyan authorities have responded to recent war crimes allegations. Ms Bensouda expressed determination to investigate Libyan war crimes at a meeting with the UN Security Council on May 9, saying the risk of a return “to widespread conflict” in the country was very real.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 16, 2017 15:00 UTC