On Monday, the Victims Organization for Human Rights in Libya has called on the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), the Attorney General, and the Minister of Interior to reveal the whereabouts of the Head of the cabinet office in Benghazi, Reda Afritis, who was kidnapped a week ago in Tripoli.
In a statement on Monday, the organization condemned the kidnapping and stressed that they would hold the government responsible for Afritis’ safety.
Notably, employees of the GNU Cabinet Office in Benghazi condemned the kidnapping of Afritis by an unknown group in Tripoli.
In a statement, the staff claimed that Afritis was taken to an unknown destination after leaving the office on Monday, 2 August 2021.
They demanded, “the GNU Prime Minister, Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba reveal the circumstances of the incident, the fate of the chief of office, and the party responsible for his abduction.”
They also called on the GNU Ministry of Interior and its affiliated agencies to exercise their duties and assume their responsibilities in finding Afritis, and holding his captors accountable.