Tripoli—The Judicial Police (JP) said Sunday evening that it “categorically denies what was circulated regarding an attack by an armed group on a citizen’s home, falsely claiming to be members of the JP,” according to a statement published on the JP Facebook platform.
Earlier in the day, Brigadier General Ali Ramadan Al-Rayani was killed as a result of an armed attack on his home in the Khallet Al-Farjan area, south of Tripoli.
The Judicial Police said its members “are committed to performing their duties in accordance with the law and regulations governing security work,” stressing that “malicious allegations aim to undermine the efforts of the JP and its institutions.”
The JP called on all media outlets and social media users to “examine the accuracy and credibility of these reports and not to be drawn into rumors,” stressing that it “reserves its legal right to take the necessary measures against those who spread such false news.”
According to media sources, General Al-Rayani managed to kill three of his attackers before his death. There has been no statements by government in Tripoli regarding the incident as of yet.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces, affiliated with the National Libyan Army (NLA) Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar, mourned the victim, noting that he was a missile-engineering officer.