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A representative of Libya's interior ministry confirms that two British journalists have been found innocent. Libyan militia detained the two men a month ago and accused them of spying.
Content: Two British journalists detained by a Libyan militia a month ago and accused of spying left Tripoli for the United Kingdom on Monday after being cleared of all charges.
Nicholas Davies-Jones and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, who were working for Iran's English-language Press TV, were detained on Feb. 22 by the Swehli brigade, one of dozens of militias which last year helped force out Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Omar al-Khedrawi from the Libyan interior ministry confirmed the men had been found innocent and released.
[Omar al-Khedrawi, Libyan Interior Ministry]:
"Today the two British journalists who work for press TV were released. They had been detained by a group of rebels because of suspicions about some of their work. We found after investigations that what they did did not go up to the level of a crime. Procedures were taken by the interior ministry after we received the suspects and found they were innocent, and today they were released and showed their intentions of leaving Libya. This matter is up to them."
Earlier this month, the Swehli militia said the Britons, initially detained for entering Libya illegally, were suspected of spying.
Both men were transferred to government custody last week and were released on Sunday after charges were dropped.
International rights campaigners including Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders have said the two Britons were detained illegally and had called on the militia to either release them immediately or transfer them to the custody of the official Libyan authorities.
