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Who accused Haftar of the war crime of ordering the killing of prisoners of war?

  • Ramzi al-Shaeri and lawyers Ryan Goodman and Alex Whiting

  • United Nations

  • Amnesty International

  • Human Rights Watch

Answer

The Libyan general Khalifa Haftar was accused of committing the war crime of ordering the killing of prisoners of war by Ramzi al-Shaeri, a former commander in the Libyan National Army, and lawyers Ryan Goodman and Alex Whiting. The accusation stems from an alleged incident during the Battle of Benghazi in 2019, where Haftar's forces were reported to have executed numerous captured fighters from the opposing side.
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