South African authorities reported the closure of a training camp after arresting 95 Libyans, saying it was illegal.
According to what was reported by the Agence France-Presse (AFP), the South African authorities said that the camp provided military training to people coming from a country experiencing conflict, indicating that the place was suspected of being a secret army camp.
They said that the detainees had entered the country to receive security guard training, according to the visas they were granted, but the camp in which they were arrested was intended for military training.
The head of the private security sector regulatory authority explained that the company that ran the camp: the Militia Day Academy, was registered with the authority, but the camp was not licensed.
The police also reported that some of the people making the training sessions were not from South Africa, without specifying their nationality, and that they used training methods from other countries.
According to the agency, the police revoked the company's license and suspended the use of the camp, noting that its owners would be tried on charges of violating the law.
Some reports said the group was sent to South Africa to train for Khalifa Haftar's forces. Police reported that 95 Libyans entered South Africa on visas issued in the Tunisian capital "illegally" and using deceptive methods.
The court, after arresting the Libyans on charges of violating immigration laws, adjourned the case to August 26 to conduct further investigations.
