11 bodies have been found in mass graves in a reserve owned by Al-Khowailedi Al-Hamedi A rebel in Sarman city has told Arabstoday that 11 bodies have been found in mass graves in a reserve in northern Sarman owned by key Gaddafi figure, Al-Khowailedi Al-Hamedi. The rebel said that the bodies belonged to members of a Gaddafi brigade thought to be deserters.
They were buried without consideration of the rules for burial or the observation of human rights.
The dead had their hands tied behind their back and were shot in the heads, execution style.
This a method of execution that has been used by Gadadfi’s forces.
The rebels have been unable to identify the bodies because they were buried without identification.
Al-Hamedi, 68, was a key player in Gaddafi\'s al-Fateh Revolution, which overthrew King Idris Al-Sanusi Mohammed in 1969 and installed Gaddafi as president.
Al-Hamedi is believed to have been instrumental in the government crackdown against the 2011 uprising.
NATO planes targeted the Al-Hamedi house on June 20th, killing 15 civilians including two of Al-Hamedi’s grandsons and his daughter in law.After the war began, Al-Hamedi fled from Libya to Tunisia, but was captured by Tunisian authorities last week when attempting to leave the country.
However, an official source said that the Tunisian court decided late yesterday to acquit Al-Hamedi of the charge of illegally crossing the border.
The court has since returned Al-Hamedi’s passport and permitted him to live freely in Tunisia.