Officials detained as Libya awaits inquiry into deadly floods

Top Libyan officials detained in investigation into deadly floods

By Eyad Kourdi (CNN) — Sixteen officials in Libya have been detained amid an investigation into the deadly collapse of two dams after heavy rain in the coastal city Derna earlier this month, according to a statement by the Libyan attorney general’s office. Thousands of people died in ensuing floods. “The investigating authority initiates a criminal case against sixteen officials responsible for managing the country’s dam facilities,” the attorne…

Libya’s top prosecutor orders eight officials arrested after flood disaster

Mayor of Derna and officials from the Water Resources Authority and Dams Management Authority are ordered to barrested.

The Attorney General of Libya ordered the arrest of eight people as part of an investigation into the floods in Derna.

Libya orders the arrest of eight officials after deadly floods

Libya's prosecutor general ordered the arrest of eight officials as part of his inquiry into the recent flood disaster that killed thousands, his office said on Monday.

Libya Says Derna Mayor, Other Officials Detained after Flood - Other Media news - Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The mayor of Libya's eastern city of Derna was detained along with other officials on suspicion of mismanagement and negligence over the collapse of dams that flooded the city two weeks ago, Libya's attorney general's office said on Monday.

Libya's top prosecutor says eight officials jailed as part of investigation into dams' deadly collapse

Libya's chief prosecutor said Monday he ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending his investigation into the collapse of two dams earlier this month, a disaster that sent a wall of water several meters high through the center of a coastal city and left thousands of people dead.