In Sabha, the Security Directorate apprehended three sisters involved in the fatal shooting of their father on February 29th, using a 9mm handgun. According to a statement released by the Directorate on Saturday, the sisters admitted to acquiring the weapon, positioning it near a tree, and subsequently firing multiple shots at their father’s head around 3 a.m.
The accused attempted to clean the crime scene and dispose of their father’s body by concealing it in a sewage room or manhole, to hide their heinous act.
The Directorate described the incident as a gruesome crime.
Security forces uncovered the crime, apprehended the suspects, and have since referred them to the public prosecution for further legal proceedings.
In January 2023, a young man killed his five family members after he poured gasoline around the house and set it ablaze while they were sleeping.
The Libyan Ministry of Interior revealed in a statement on Monday, the circumstances of the murders in the city of Gharyan, West of the country. It said that the investigations pointed to the eldest son of the family, and one of the survivors of the fire, as the main suspect.
The perpetrator confessed to having deliberately killed his parents, brother, and sisters at their home. He said that the reason was the “mistreatment of his family members by putting pressure on him.”
According to the statement, all legal measures were taken, and the criminal was referred to the Public Prosecution.
Crime rates have increased in Libya recently, especially the killing of relatives.
Violence and insecurity in Libya drain more than $1.54 billion annually, reaching 19% of the gross domestic product. The Libyan per capita losses from the annual GDP were estimated, for the same reason, at more than $3,890 a year.
A report by the Institute for Economics and Peace indicated that Libya witnessed sharp increases in the economic cost of violence, recording increases of more than 85% from 2020-2021. It ranked 151st globally out of 163 countries on the list, and 16th in the Arab world, ahead of Sudan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
