South African media reported that the trial of the 95 detained Libyans was postponed to August 26 for further investigations. They confirmed that the detainees refused to return to prison and were demanding to be returned to Libya.
Libyans’ defense lawyer revealed that no talks had been held with the Libyan authorities to return them to their country. The Libyans’ defense lawyer said that they entered the country under a study and training permit, and had a legal contract to do so, indicating that there were talks with the Ministry of Interior to secure their release.
On July 26, the South African police announced the arrest of 95 Libyan citizens on suspicion of receiving training in a secret camp in the north of the country, which they declared to have entered the country on student visas; explaining that initial investigations indicated that the site had been transformed into an illegal military base.
