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                Libyan Parliament Outlaws Kidnapping and Torture

   Libya`s parliament has passed a series of laws formally outlawing
   kidnapping and torture.
   The measures are aimed at reining in armed militias that frequently
   arrest and sometimes torture citizens. The laws say anyone complicit in
   such crimes also will be punished. They specifically mention
   politicians, bureaucrats, police and the military.
   Prime Minister Ali Zidan`s office said his chief of staff was freed
   Monday, a week after he was kidnapped. No other details were given.
   The new Libyan government is struggling to assert its authority over
   militias, less the two years after the popular uprising that toppled
   long-time dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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