CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese teen refugee has been released from a detention center in western Libya where he was held for five months after being kidnapped and tortured by gunmen demanding ransom , his family said Wednesday. However, Libyan authorities have not dropped charges against the boy, claiming the kidnapping was fabricated, and only released him pending investigation, his father said. The second of four siblings, Mazen will be checked by doctors from the U.N. refugee agency on Feb, 12 in the Libyan capital, the father also said. ADVERTISEMENTMazen’s father and Libyan rights groups deny claims that the kidnapping was fabricated. It’s unclear how Mazen went from being in the hands of his kidnappers to being held in juvenile detention.

Source: Ethiopian News February 02, 2023 00:55 UTC