Home Affairs cancels visas of 95 Libyans arrested at suspected military camp in Mpumalanga

The 95 Libyans that were arrested in White River could be deported and blacklisted.

95 Libyans were arrested on 26 July 2024 when police raided a suspected military camp in White River, Mpumalanga. Picture: Supplied/Saps

Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber said the visas were “acquired through misrepresentation” in Tunis, Tunisia.spokesperson Siya Qoza said the department is working with other law enforcement authorities to determine what needs to be done with the Libyans, who are now undocumented. Deportation is one of the options being considered.

On Friday, Acting Provincial Police Commissioner in Mpumalanga, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi said the camp “appears to have been converted into an illegal military training base”.

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