On 12 January, activists circulated videos showing horrific abuse and torture of detainees at the notorious Qarnada prison south of the city of Shahat in eastern Libya, which is under the control of the Libyan National Army (LNA). The videos show abuse of individual prisoners as well as groups of prisoners and have been widely shared across Libya.
In response, on 14 January the LNA military police reportedly arrested 7 prison guards and members of the Tariq Bin Ziyad Battalion for an investigation into the background of the leaked videos.
The Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Justice condemned the continued practices of torture and enforced disappearance, stressing that these violations constituted a crime against humanity and a violation of international human rights conventions. The ministry called for the immediate and unconditional release of all detainees and forcibly disappeared prisoners, and for a transparent investigation into these heinous practices to hold those responsible accountable.