Amnesty International calls on Hifter to reveal the fate of a kidnapped parliamentarian

Amnesty International has criticized the continued disappearance of Libyan lawmaker Siham Sargewa, who was abducted four months ago by gunmen wearing the uniforms of retired Major General Khalifa Hifter in Benghazi's eastern control areas.

In a letter to Khalifa Hifter, the organization demanded her immediate and unconditional release, and expressed grave concern about the possible risk of torture by Sarghwa.

According to Amnesty International's letter, members of parliament told members of Sargewa's family that she was being held in al-Rijma prison in Benghazi.

Sargewa, a lawmaker from Benghazi, was kidnapped in July by an armed group that stormed her home, a day after she made a statement to a local channel calling for an end to Hifter's assault on the Libyan capital Tripoli since April 4.

Pictures of social networking sites showed that the kidnappers of the Libyan MP wrote on the wall of her house, "the army is a red line", and "the guardians of blood," and the second phrase symbolizes groups formed in the past few years, and is accused of murder and arson against citizens on charges including belonging to Islamic currents Opposition to Hifter.

This is not the first time of its kind, gunmen kidnapped Major General Ahmed al-Oraibi, deputy head of the General Intelligence and former mayor of Benghazi, from his home, before releasing what is known as the General Command headed by Hifter.

Several activists and officials in Benghazi were killed and their bodies dumped in the streets of the city and in landfills, under promises from Hifter's leadership to investigate but without execution.