Some Ghanaian prisoners granted amnesty by the Libyan Leader Muammar-al-Gaddafi are appealing for immediate repatriation to Ghana.<\/p>\n
The ex-convicts, some of who spoke to Joy News are petrified following violent anti-government protests in Tripoli and Benghazi which have been extended to the country\u2019s prisons. So far over 100 people have died in the riots, campaign group, Human Rights Watch says.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian ex-convicts fear they will be victims to the violent protests against Col Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule if they are not repatriated. They say the Ghana Embassy in Libya has been adamant despite their plea for help and repatriation to Ghana.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in Libya. The condition is becoming more critical. Yesterday they released most of the foreigners and they left, but as for us are here,\u201d one of the ex-convicts said. \u201cOur Ghana embassy here they are not serious at all,\u201d another said, adding, several complaints to the Embassy have gone unheeded.<\/p>\n
They are appealing to the President John Mills to come to their aid. Libya is one of several Arab countries to have experienced pro-democracy demonstrations since the fall of long-time Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January. Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak was forced from power on 11 February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some Ghanaian prisoners granted amnesty by the Libyan Leader Muammar-al-Gaddafi are appealing for immediate repatriation to Ghana. The ex-convicts, some of who spoke to Joy News are petrified following violent anti-government protests in Tripoli and Benghazi which have been extended to the country\u2019s prisons. So far over 100 people have died in the riots, campaign […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n