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Date: Jun 5, 2012
Source: The Daily Star
Libya jails 24 Russia, Ukraine, Belarus mercenaries

France Press

TRIPOLI: A military court handed long prison terms to 19 Ukrainians, three nationals from Belarus and a Russian accused of having served as mercenaries for ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi in Libya's conflict last year.
 
The Russian, ruled to have been the coordinator, was condemned to life imprisonment while the others were sentenced to 10 years of hard labour.

 



 
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