Libya: al-Gaddafi loyalists at risk of ‘revenge’ death sentences

Headline Title: Libya: al-Gaddafi loyalists at risk of ‘revenge’ death sentences 02 August 2013 Hundreds of former soldiers and supporters of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi are at increased risk of the death penalty, said Amnesty International, following the sentencing of a former minister in al-Gaddafi’s government to death.Ahmad Ibrahim, a former Education Minister in al-Gaddafi’s government, was sentenced to death by the Misratah Court of Appeals on Wednesday 31 July along with five other men. He was charged with incitement to discord and civil war and undermining state security during…

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