During “Flusna”, a television program broadcasted on WTV channel and Tabadul Platform, the Libyan Ambassador to Italy, Omar Al-Tarhouni, said that there have been efforts to activate the prisoner exchange agreement since 2019, based on the Libyan-Italian Friendship agreement.

Libyan Ambassador al-Tarhouni explained that it was a draft agreement on the exchange of prisoners, signed on June 19, 2019 at the Ministry of Justice in Rome, between the Director of Relations and Cooperation Department of the Libyan Ministry of Justice, and Director of the International Cooperation of the General Directorate of Criminal Justice of Italy.

He added that the agreement was supposed to be signed in its final form by the Ministers of Justice of both countries, but that had not been the case.

“Among the terms of the unfinished agreement is the exchange of those who are convicted, which would allow us to return all Libyan prisoners to complete their sentence in Libya.” the ambassador said.”

” As far as the Libyans accused in illegal immigration are concerned, there is a joint memorandum with the Italian authorities stipulating that no investigation should be opened with any Libyan citizen in this case without the presence of a representative from the embassy.” He added.

Al-Tarhouni confirmed that the embassy sent small sums of money to Libyan prisoners during the holidays and Ramadan.

Considering the developments of some immigration-related issues, the ambassador revealed that the embassy is seeking to release a Libyan young man and his family, consisting of his child and wife, explaining that the embassy is about to obtain his release in September.

Tarhouni also revealed developments regarding the case of a young Libyan who was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison, of which he spent 5 years in the Italian prisons.

“3 weeks ago, the lawyer submitted an appeal due to the presence of new facts, evidence and documents that may change the data during the upcoming session, in September 21.”