In a meeting on 23 April, Attorney General al-Siddiq al-Sour said that ‘the agencies responsible for gathering evidence have become ineffective, unable, or too intimidated to act, because the cases involve influential parties or individuals affiliated with parallel bodies or armed groups.’ He noted that ‘correctional and rehabilitation institutions are largely under the control of militias,’ noting that each institution is affiliated with a certain faction. He said that the prosecution is struggling with the non enforcement of many judicial rulings issued against thousands of defendants, adding that the Attorney General’s Office in Tripoli has registered 56,000 convicts whose sentences have not been executed. However, al-Sour also said that more than 18,000 rulings have been enforced.
