@PeterClifford1Peter Clifford
(Some strange people think I get paid for writing & maintaining this website. I wish it were true! If you would like to support my work here & you live in the USA, UK, Germany or France please consider doing your Christmas shopping at Amazon by entering through the links on this page – the US to the left, the others to the right. Same prices to you, a small commission to me. Many thanks in advance for your support and a Happy Holiday Season to you all.)NTC FREES HUNDREDS OF SUSPECTED GADDAFI FIGHTERS IN ADVANCE OF THE EID FESTIVAL:
PRO – GADDAFI “LIBERATION FRONT” THREATENS TO ASSASSINATE NTC LEADERS:
TIMELINE – 5th November 2011 08.42 GMT:
The NTC has released hundreds of suspected pro-Gaddafi fighters from prisons across the country in advance of the Eid religious festival which starts this weekend.
As news of the possible releases spread yesterday, relatives and friends of the detainees gathered infront of makeshift prisons and jails. By nightfall their wait was rewarded by hundreds of prisoners being set free. Tears and hugs of relief followed.
One of Tripoli's Many Prisons
Some of them as young as 19 had only been involved in the war for a few days but got caught up as “Gaddafi fighters” as the NTC forces rapidly advanced.
Hundreds more suspected mercenaries, especially sub-Saharan Africans from Chad and Mali are not being released until the courts have processed their cases. The BBC has a video report of the prisoner release at Misrata HERE:
PRO – GADDAFI “LIBERATION FRONT” THREATENS T
