Libya to free 110 Islamist militants from jail

16/02/2011 - 8:19

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will on Wednesday release 110 prisoners jailed for membership of banned militant organisation the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, a local human rights activist told Reuters.

The prisoners are the last members of the group still being held and will be set free from Tripoli's Abu Salim jail, chairman of the Libya Human Rights Association Mohamed Ternish told Reuters.

Hundreds of alleged members of the group have been freed from jail after it renounced violence last year.

(Writing by Christian Lowe)