A Libyan man, Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, also known as “Al-Buti”, has been arrested in Germany on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

As a senior official at Tripoli’s Mitiga Prison, he is accused of overseeing murder, torture, and rape between 2015 and 2020.

The ICC, investigating abuses since Libya’s 2011 civil war, has issued 11 arrest warrants related to the conflict.

Hishri will remain in German custody pending extradition to The Hague, the BBC has reported.

The ICC continues to pursue other suspects, including fugitives like former prison director Osama Najim.

Written by B.C. Begley