Monday, June 18, 2012

Ex-Rebels Tapped to Fill Libya's Security Ranks


Libya's interim government has encouraged former rebel fighters to sign up for the police and army. After the fall former leader Muammar Gaddafi, the interim government moved to improve public safety by creating the Supreme Security Committee (SCC). They are now more than 100,000 former rebel fighters patrolling neighbourhoods across Libya to curb criminal activities and prevent attacks. Human rights groups have accused these forces of making random arrests and running secret prisons. Even so, some Libyans appreciate the SCC patrols, believing that without them the government would be weak. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from Tripoli.

Video courtesy of Aljazeera English.

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