US sanctions Libyan smugglers after CNN investigation
The United States imposed sanctions against six men for their involvement in human trafficking and smuggling of migrants in Libya in a case first exposed by a CNN undercover investigation.
The US Treasury on Monday announced financial restrictions placed on the six men as a result of reporting from CNN's Nima Elbagir, who documented how the men profited from the smuggling and exploitation of migrants and refugees in a network that spanned Africa.
The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said the images seen in the report of people being sold as slaves in Libya "shocked our conscience."
The US sanctions, which include blocking their assets, come not long after the UN Security Council slapped sanctions on the group last Thursday as part of a Dutch-led initiative, which was also supported by the US, UK, France and Germany.
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