Co-founder of London-based Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers, Toby Cadman, said on Saturday that he has no doubt that commander of Dignity Operation Khalifa Haftar is ultimately accountable for the crimes committed by senior figures in his forces. He made clear that attempts of Haftar to halt investigations through exploiting relationships with his allies will not succeed. In an interview with Alnabaa TV, Cadman revealed that they had demanded the ICC Chief Prosecutor in the report submitted to the International Criminal Court to clarify its stance on possessing judicial authority in Libya, noting that a meeting of ICC member countries will take place next December in New York. Earlier this month, a team of international lawyers submitted evidence to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda on the violations committed by the forces of Haftar in east Libya.

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Security forces in Jerdes el Abid town in east Libya have uncovered one of the weirdest things tried to be smuggled out of the country. A large truck was seized at the town’s main checkpoint with what looked like a stock of hay, but instead, they found about 3,000 turtles shoved under the pile of hay in an attempt to sneak it out of the country. The commander in charge of the checkpoint, Hammad Bureqai'a, said that the truck was heading out of the town to Tobruk en route to Egypt, according to the driver.  He added that the truck driver was referred to the competent authorities to take the necessary measures, pointing out that these turtles, which are a national treasure, will be launched in the wildlife after taking permission from the Public Prosecution.

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An urgent maintenance campaign has been launched in Sirte for the repair of several high and primary schools that were affected by the war on ISIS, which took place last year in the city. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has commissioned construction companies to carry out maintenance work to these schools. The repair work is expected to continue for three months. Another 12 schools will be maintained with a financial value of more than $ 2 million, as agreed between the United Nations Development Program and the Municipality of Sirte.

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Two Dignity Operation fighters were killed in the ongoing clashes against Shura Council fighters on Friday, a spokesman for Dignity Operation’s Saiqa militia, Melod Zwai, confirmed on Saturday. Zwai also declared that three Saiqa fighters were wounded in the clashes that broke out in central Benghazi near the Baladi Hotel. On his Facebook page, Zwai added that the two fighters were killed by sniper fire of the Shura Council during an attempt by their forces to advance towards the Shura's strongholds.

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Brigadier General Mustafa bin Taher in charge of Misrata Airbase said that the situation in the prison is now stable after an armed group tried to release a prisoner by force. In a press statement, Ben Taher denied the affiliation of the armed group to ISIS, stressing that what happened was just an internal rebellion. For his part, the Colonel Omar al-Qaid of the Joint Security Room said that the room extended full control of the situation in the Airbase prison, pointing out that they will take necessary measures to ensure that the prison is entirely secure in case of any emergency.

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The Dutch Ambassador to Libya Eric Starting agreed on Friday with Libya's representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Maria Ribeiro to support the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC). According to the agreement signed by both sides, the Netherlands will provide $ 1.65 million to the UNDP Electoral Project Fund. The project aims to strengthen the HNEC 's role in managing the electoral processes in accordance with the internationally recognized principles.

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Foreign Minister of Presidential Council Mohamed Sayala said that Libya is ready to cooperate with OPEC if it decides to extend oil production cuts in order to bring balance to the world market. Sayala stressed that reducing oil production is needed for the benefit of all. At the same time, he expected for other state members of OPEC to adopt a similar position to Libya, stressing the need to proceed with this policy to reach a fair price. OPEC, along with Russia and other oil producers, began cutting output by about 1.8 million barrels from January in order to reduce inflated inventories and boost oil prices.

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The Libyan-American Friendship Association (LAFA) deplored on Saturday claims of slave markets in Libya after a report broadcasted by the CNN. In a statement, the association warned of the serious consequences that would result from accusing Libya of this phenomenon, bearing in mind that this could lead to a harmful foreign interference in Libya’s affairs, according to the Libyan News Agency. The association pointed out that broadcasting such reports may cause strong reactions and fuel public opinion on local and global scales, renewing its commitment to work on developing the friendship and cooperation between Libya and the United States, according to the Agency.

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