The Interior Minister of the Interim Government of eastern Libya Ibrahim Bushanaf has accused “terrorist groups” and “sleeper cells” of kidnapping the member of the House of Representatives (HoR) Siham Sergiwa, adding that the case is still under investigation.

The family of a Libyan member of parliament who was abducted after she criticised rogue General Khalifa Haftar, fear she may have been tortured or sexually abused by her captors.

Libya’s High Council of State yesterday condemned recent airstrikes carried out by the troops loyal to the retired Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, which had targeted a field hospital and left five doctors dead.

The Tobruk-based, and internationally-recognized parliament of Libya, the House of Representatives (HoR) has referred the breakaway Tripoli HoR to the Public Prosecutor for accessing its bank account in Tripoli.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and all member states should form an investigative committee into the disappearance of Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) member Siham Sergewa, lawmaker Jalal al-Shuwaihdi has said.

The member of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) for Benghazi Jalal Al-Shuwaihdi has asked the UN Security Council to probe the kidnapping of HoR member Siham Sirgiwa by Khalifa Haftar’s forces.

The Tripoli-based House of Representatives (HoR) said Sunday that “renegade Khalifa Haftar” is legally and morally responsible for the kidnapping of the HoR member Siham Sirgiwa.

The Presidential Council (PC) demanded the immediate disclosure of the fate and whereabouts of the House of Representative (HoR) member, Siham Sergiwa, expressing concern over her abduction and the assault of her husband.

The United Nations Security Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said today that it is gravely concerned by and closely following up on media reports about the disappearance of House of Representatives (HoR) member Ms. Siham Sergewa.

Member of Tobruk-based House of Representatives Siham Sergiwa has been abducted by an armed group loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar in the city of Benghazi, amid conflicting reports on her faith.