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South African prosecutors have dropped charges against 95 Libyans arrested on suspicion of training in illegal military camps.
National Prosecuting Authority spokeswoman Monica Nuswa said the case was withdrawn due to insufficient evidence.
The men have been charged only with violating South African immigration laws and will be deported.
The Home Office said in a statement it would ensure “deportations are carried out swiftly”.
Nico du Plessis, a lawyer for one of the men, told The Associated Press that the group was “delighted” that the charges were dropped.
The men are expected to be deported to Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been plagued by chronic insecurity since he was ousted and killed in 2011.
The suspects were arrested in July when South African police raided a farm in White River, a small town in the northern Mpumalanga province.
At the time of the arrest, a police spokesman said the group had “falsely stated they were to receive security training” on their visa applications.
Licensed firearms and military-style tents were allegedly found inside the camp, along with cocaine and marijuana.
AFP quoted a second police spokesman, Donald Mdhluli, as saying the camp was originally registered as a training base for a private security company but now appeared to have been converted.
Mr Mdluli said the owner of the security company was South African and police were investigating whether he had the authority to operate the site as a military camp.
While the men will be deported, an investigation into the farm owners will continue.
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