Amnesty International urged Sunday, February 20 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to control without further delay its security forces, although it is reported that machine guns and other weapons were used against demonstrators and the number of dead in Benghazi, Misratah and other cities is increasing.
"Forces loyal to Colonel Qaddafi resort to unjustified deadly force against protesters seeking change - the result is totally predictable," said Malcolm Smart, Director of the Middle East and Africa North of Amnesty International. Many people die and the situation escalates at an alarming rate. Over a hundred people have been killed so far. "
" It seems that the head of state has ordered his forces to crush demonstrations in almost any price, and that price is paid in lives Libya. "
Witnesses, lawyers and health professionals in Benghazi told Amnesty International that at least 34 people were referred by live ammunition Friday, February 18, most of them have head injuries, chest and neck. Dozens of others were injured.
Saturday, February 19, security forces reportedly fired live bullets at thousands of mourners who had gathered outside a building revolutionary guards returning from the cemetery, and chanted slogans against the government and qualified guards "killers", and claim their departure from Benghazi. Twenty people were killed. Many others were injured were evacuated to al-Jala Hospital and other hospitals in Benghazi.
Some sources, to hospital Al Jala, said most victims had been hit in the head, chest or neck, which suggests that security forces were planning to kill them. The doctors said they were struggling to cope and they were short of blood for transfusions and drugs to treat the wounded.
Other demonstrators were killed when security forces opened fire on hundreds of people participating in a sit-in outside the court in the north of Benghazi. Among those present were lawyers, doctors and members of the organizing committee of the families of Abu Salim, established by relatives of prisoners killed in Abu Salim Prison by the forces of Colonel Gaddafi in 1996, massacre that no one has ever had to answer. More than ten other people were slaughtered in Misratah Saturday, February 19, the first day of events on site.
"The latest information we received is, the Libyans were killed with machine guns and other weapons by new units especially hard, in which it is possible that included foreign mercenaries, who were transported on site to quell the protests, "said Malcolm Smart.
"Colonel Gaddafi must immediately stop such bloodshed. He and others responsible for the crackdown against protesters, as well as any other person involved in violations, must know that they will be accountable. "
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