INVESTIGATION OPEN ON BENGAZHY SIEGE Khalifa Haftar Context Ongoing proceedings in France for torture allegedly committed in Libya between 2016 and 2017 Suspect Commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Country of residence of suspect Libya Charges Torture and acts of barbarism Developments in 2018 While Khalifa Haftar was in France for medical reasons, two complaints for acts of torture were filed respectively on 18 and 26 April 2018 against him to the French specialized unit for the prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, within the Paris High Court (hereinafter “the specialized unit”). The investigation is ongoing. Current status Under investigation Facts took command of the rebel army, the “Libyan national army” (LNA). During the spring 2014, Khalifa Haftar and the LNA launched the “Operation Dignity” to take over the city of Benghazy. Khalifa Haftar is accused of having ordered, in October 2014, the attack of a family in Benghazy. One of the family members was allegedly arbitrarily arrested and tortured for three weeks. Between 2016 and March 2017, the LNA is suspected of having committed crimes while occupying the city of Benghazy. Khalifa Haftar is accused of having launched a campaign of indiscriminate shelling, murders, and forced disappearances against Al-Laitti, Bu-Atni and Ganfouda neighborhoods, where many civilians had found refuge. Procedure On 18 April 2018, a first complaint was filed against Khalifa Haftar before the specialized unit for acts of torture. The victim alleges that his family was killed during “Operation Dignity” in Benghazi. He also denounces that he was arbitrarily detained and tortured for three weeks. On 26 April 2018, Ali Hamza, a Lebanese-Canadian citizen residing in Canada, launched a complaint to the Prosecutor of the specialized unit for acts of torture and barbarity. He alleges crimes committed by the ANL during the siege of Benghazi between 2016 and March 2017, during which his mother and four of his brothers and sisters lost their lives. Khalifa Haftar returned to Libya following the filing of the complaints. Read more about the case In 2011, Khalifa Haftar joined the Libyan insurgency against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi and 30