The criminal chamber specializing in terrorism affairs with the Tunis court of first instance sentenced six Libyan accused, including four in detention, to 44 years in prison each. They were tried for their involvement in an assassination attempt at a Libyan political official in July 2024.
The case dates back to the announcement, in July 2024, by the office of the Libyan attorney general for the failure of a conspiracy aimed at the assassination of an adviser to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Dbeibah.
The plan consisted in trapping the route of his convoy with an explosive device hidden in a vehicle wheel. The Libyan authorities then arrested the main suspects and launched prosecution against other accomplices outside the country, in cooperation with international bodies.
The documents of the case reveal that four of the suspects were arrested on Tunisian soil, while two others remain on the run. They were referred to the criminal anti -terrorist chamber of the Tunis court. The expenses chosen against them include the intention of committing a murder, the formation of a group in order to perpetrate terrorist acts, belonging to a terrorist organization, as well as the possession of ammunition and weapons of war.
On July 24, 2024, the Libyan Ministry of the Interior confirmed that the Tunisian authorities arrested the suspects linked to the assassination of Abdelmajid Mliqta, adviser to Prime Minister Dbeibah. According to the details provided, the four individuals fled to Tunisia after their crime. Their arrest was made possible thanks to cooperation between Tunisian security forces and the Arab and international criminal police station.
