Tunisian Amnesty International, in collaboration with the Association Against Torture, held a press conference yesterday in which they stated their opposition the extradition of Baghdadi Mahmoudi to Libya.
A number of human rights associations, including the Democratic Women’s Association and the Tunisian National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, as well as Mahmoudi’s lawyers participated in the event.
Activists stated that the Tunisian government should only extradite Mahmoudi after a number of conditions are met. Libyan authorities must provide a fair trial and guarantee that he will not be tortured, mistreated, or sentenced to death.
Lutfi Azouz, director of Amnesty International in Tunisia, reiterated the demands of the activists, stating that, “We are against the death penalty. Mahmoudi should enjoy a fair trial and should not be mistreated or tortured. Currently, Libya does not meet these conditions; the situation in Libya is still unstable. In order to guarantee a fair trial, the Libyan judicial system must achieve greater independence.”
Azouz also said that Mahmoudi has the right’s, under international law, associated with an asylum seeker.
Mabrouk Khourchid, one of Mahmoudi’s lawyers, said that providing a fair trial to Mahmoudi in Libya is impossible. “Mahmoudi should not be extradited to Libya. He has the right [to remain in Tunisia] as an asylum seeker.”
Source: TunisiaLive.net, January 7, 2012
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