The two women, who were raped, were of Pakistani origin. PHOTO: FILE
The two women of Pakistani origin "were brutally raped in front of their father," Awadh al Barassi said on his Facebook page, condemning "a horrible act."
Barassi said he had been to see the two victims in Benghazi on Thursday, and that the family was "in a very bad psychological state."
The women, accompanied by their father on the convoy organised by Turkish NGO IHH, had been destined for the Palestinian coastal enclave blockaded by Israel when it was blocked from leaving Libya and entering Egypt.
The three decided to return to Benghazi accompanied by two more Britons, with the aim of getting a flight home. But when they arrived in Libya's second city they were abducted by five unidentified men.
A Western diplomatic source speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the group had been abducted, but was unable to say the women had been sexually assaulted, pending medical reports.
The diplomatic source also said there had been arrests in the case, without specifying how many.
Another source said the family was now being looked after at the Turkish consulate in Benghazi.
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I am against capital punishment. Perhaps, it is time to revise my ethical stand. All these chowks, spread from one end of the country to the other, can be put to some use.
“were brutally raped in front of their father,” Those who did that, don't even deserve to be fall in ANIMAL Category. My Heart is weeping.
Gulam Rasool"Kuldeeps ahrma" New Delhi
A friend who worked for a Libyan oil refinery told me his colleague's daughter got raped there. A Pakistani has less protection than a white who can live in special compounds with bodyguards.
Whenever someone said that men were animals, I found it a bit of overreaching. I was wrong.
Shameful and henious crime made by the Libyan gang. Instead of being a helping hand for the cause of millions of Palestinians, they were subjected to rape. Shame on u Libya.
what a shame.