Saudi-based Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath TV channel said that the 95 Libyans arrested by the South African police inside a farm belonged to the 2020 Group, which is part of the Tariq bin Ziyad Brigade that is affiliated with Khalifa Haftar's forces.
Al-Hadath channel pointed out that those Libyans, who were arrested in a secret military training camp in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, were sent by the General Command of Al-Rajma in official coordination with an Irish security company for training as special forces.
Commenting on this incident, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the parallel government headed by Haftar's close associate "Osama Hammad" announced it was following up on the conditions of the detainees in South Africa and its efforts to provide them with legal support as well as ensure that their detention conditions were appropriate.
But the Government of National Unity categorically denied that this group was affiliated with it, indicating that it had no connection to the procedures for sending them or assigning them any mission, whether training or otherwise.
The Government of National Unity indicated that it had assigned the Military Prosecutor and the Libyan Embassy to communicate with the authorities in South Africa to follow up on the details of the case to uncover the circumstances, while ensuring the safety of the detained citizens and their treatment in accordance with the relevant international agreements and procedures.
