The White River Court in South Africa has decided to withdraw the case against the 95 Libyans detained in the Mpumalanga military training camp case.
According to African media, the court withdrew the charge of violating immigration law against the Libyans and referred them to the Ministry of Interior to deal with the case administratively.
The court had decided to resume the case of 95 Libyan detainees based on an urgent request from their legal representatives.
According to the Sotian newspaper, the spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority in Mpumalanga, Monica Nyuswa, this morning presented the detainees to the court to consider their case related to their violation of immigration laws.
The court had adjourned the detainees’ case until August 26 after they appeared on the 6th of the same month to consult with their lawyers and allow for further investigation.
95 Libyans face immigration charges after being arrested at a suspected military training camp in the South African city of Mpumalanga.
The police activated the ProvJoints Regional Operations and Intelligence Structure two days before the arrest, after receiving intelligence information about the suspected camp, noting that the site was raided in cooperation with intelligence and officials from the Ministry of Interior, according to police spokesman Donald Mdhluli in press statements.
Source: South African newspaper Sotian
2024-08-16 20:10:39