Libyan ICC war crimes suspect arrested in Germany

By Stephanie van den Berg

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -German authorities have arrested a Libyan war crimes suspect accused of being a senior official at a notorious prison where inmates were routinely tortured and sometimes sexually abused, the International Criminal Court said on Friday.

Khaled Mohamed Ali Al Hishri, alleged to have been a member of the Special Deterrence Force armed group during Libya’s civil war, was arrested on Wednesday, German authorities said.

The ICC said he would remain in…