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Libyan military prosecutor shot dead in Benghazi
Source: The Guardian
Libyan military prosecutor shot dead in Benghazi
Chris Stephen
guardian.co.uk, Friday 22 June 2012 11.31 BST
A high-profile military prosecutor has been killed in Libya's eastern capital, Benghazi, which has seen a spate of bombings and attacks in recent weeks.
Juma Obaidi al-Jazawi, a military prosecutor blamed by some for involvement in the killing of the commander-in-chief of Libya's rebel forces last year, was shot dead as he left a city mosque.
Last July Jazawi signed an order for the arrest of the former commander Abdul Fatah Younes. Hours after Younes was arrested, separated from his bodyguards and taken to Benghazi for questioning, his burned, bullet-riddled body was found dumped in the town.
Jazawi has never explained the reason he ordered the arrest of Younes, and the authorities have yet to solve the case. His killing comes as Benghazi suffers an escalating campaign of violence that the government seems powerless to stop.
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Chris Stephen
guardian.co.uk, Friday 22 June 2012 11.31 BST
A high-profile military prosecutor has been killed in Libya's eastern capital, Benghazi, which has seen a spate of bombings and attacks in recent weeks.
Juma Obaidi al-Jazawi, a military prosecutor blamed by some for involvement in the killing of the commander-in-chief of Libya's rebel forces last year, was shot dead as he left a city mosque.
Last July Jazawi signed an order for the arrest of the former commander Abdul Fatah Younes. Hours after Younes was arrested, separated from his bodyguards and taken to Benghazi for questioning, his burned, bullet-riddled body was found dumped in the town.
Jazawi has never explained the reason he ordered the arrest of Younes, and the authorities have yet to solve the case. His killing comes as Benghazi suffers an escalating campaign of violence that the government seems powerless to stop.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/22/libyan-military-prosecutor-shot-benghazi
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