...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...ordered Wednesday the arrest of frontlines commander at al-Saiqa Force Mahmoud al-Werfalli for his "escape from military prison while under investigation for military codes’ violations."
Media outlets loyal to Haftar reported sources from the general command of the self-styled army as saying that the arrest order is due to al-Werfalli’s break out of prison in Rajma, eastern Libya.
Libya al-Hadath TV channel, which is owned by Haftar’s family, said Haftar ordered the apprehension of runaway al-Werfalli and his loyalists "for breaking the law and endangering people’s lives."
Al-Werfalli made a cinematic escape from prison and arrived in Benghazi last week.
He also carried out an attack on military investment authority looking for its chief al-Madani al-Fakhri, stealing some of the belongings in there.
A leaked walkie-talkie call was also posted on social media on Tuesday when he vowed to keep looking for al-Fakhri till doomsday, calling home a corrupted person and a thief.