Serious war crimes committed in Derna Libya must be investigated. General Haftar and senior commanders responsibility a priority

  in November 2018 QC Rodney Dixon was commissioned to investigate a number of videos that have emerged across the Internet showing the actions in 2018 in locations in Libya of militia from what appear to be the Libyan National Army (LNA), which is commanded by General Khalifa Haftar.

In his legal opinion he addresses the following questions:

a. Whether these actions constitute war crimes and violations of international law;
b. What are the implications for senior commanders of the LNA and General Khalifa
Haftar; and
c. What steps should be taken by the international community to address these
serious violations of international law.

He concludes that “the video footage examined shows appalling acts of violence. It is evidence of the commission of very serious war crimes in the Derna region. It should serve as a stark reminder of the gruesome crimes being perpetrated with impunity in eastern Libya, and of the urgent need for decisive, corrective action.”
Furthermore, he ends with “the individual perpetrators should be identified without delay for prosecution, and so too
should their masters and commanders who are behind directing these atrocities and failing to end them.”

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