|
EU court removes Qaddafi's cousin from sanctions list
[Libya Herald] The European General Court, part of the Court of Justice of the European Union...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , has lifted financial and travel restrictions on Muammar Qadaffy ...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland and was then murdered by his indignant subjects 42 years later... 's cousin, Ahmed Qaddaf Al-Dam, dismissing arguments from the EU Council for keeping them as unsubstantiated, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the court. "The General Court annuls the retention of Mr. Qaddaf Al-Dam, cousin of Muammar Qadaffy, on the list of persons subject to restrictive measures against Libya," the statement said. "The Coucil has not justified the reasons for keeping his name on that list from 2013 to 2014." Sanctions were placed on Al-Dam and a number of other persons connected with the Qadaffy regime by the EU Council in February 2011. The restrictions included an assets freeze and a ban on entry into or travel through EU territory. According to the EU General Court, Al-Dam was put on the EU sanctions list because he had commanded an elite army battalion in charge of Qadaffy's personal security and because he had allegedly been involved in planning operations against Libyan dissidents abroad and was directly involved in terrorist activity. Al-Dam's name was kept on the list by the EU Council in April 2013 and in June 2014 under the same decision from February 2011, but the court has now determined that this substantiation is no longer valid, even though he "still represents a threat to restoring civil peace". The court has taken the view that because the Qadaffy regime is no more, sanctions should not apply. Posted by: Fred 2014-09-26 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=400781 |