British journalists accused by militia group of spying in Libya

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Source: The Guardian

In a direct challenge to the authority of Libya's government, a militia group has said it will continue holding two British journalists arrested last month on suspicion of espionage.

The militia staged a late-night press conference in a Tripoli hotel to unveil what they said was evidence of improper activities.

Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, 36, and reporter Nicholas Davies, 37, who work for Iran's state-owned Press TV, were arrested 23 February by a Misrata militia based in Tripoli.

Dr Suleiman Fortea, a Misratan member of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council, said the militia had government authority to hold the men because they represented the "February 17 Revolution", the date on which Libya's revolution began last year.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/04/british-journalists-accused-spying-libya

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. By what authority is the Misrata mob holding those journalists?

Those lovely folks from Misrata. Whenever there's some bad shit going on in Libya, they're involved. Tortures, murders, kidnappings, razing entire towns and persecuting their populations. Oh, so heroic. They seem to feel quite liberated, indeed.

[HEyHEY]

2. I can't even begin to tell you what a crock of shit this is

I know one of these guys personally, he's not smart enough to be a spy. Not only that, he used to work for press TV, he left during the uprising on principle to work in China, then, because he wanted to do the Libya story badly, he convinced Press TV to pay his way. The guy ain't a spy by any means.

[nanabugg]

3. Or: The government you overthrow is the government you get. nt

[dburner1]

4. Journalists

worked for Irans state owned press tv.?????