The same militias conspire with some members of Libyan coast guard units. He tried again to cross and was again picked up by the coast guard and returned to his jailers. There’s no way to tell where they went, but MSF suspects they were sold to another detention centre or to traffickers. The Libyan coast guard is supported by both the U.N. and the EU. In all, Abdullah spent a total of $3,300 to leave Libya’s detention centres and take to the sea.

Source: thestar December 31, 2019 06:53 UTC