In a statement to the Associated Press, CERL Executive Board member Mark Zaid reacted to U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema’s ruling in the civil cases involving Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter, who stands charged of war crimes committed in Libya’s civil war.

Mark S. Zaid, Esq., is a Washington, D.C. based attorney who specializes in crisis management and innovatively handling simple and complex administrative and litigation matters primarily relating to national security, international law, foreign sovereign and diplomatic immunity, and the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. He is a member of CERL’s Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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