Three jailed for people trafficking by court in Libya

Migrants packed on a bot leave Libya (Joan Mateu Parra/AP)

A court in the Libyan capital has sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of people trafficking, in the first such ruling in a nation where migrants are routinely mistreated.

The Criminal Court of Tripoli convicted the three of human trafficking, detaining and torturing migrants, and extorting their families to pay ransom to release their relatives, according to a statement from the office of Libya’s chief processor.