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Libya Attorney General Office: We arrested persons linked to murder of Misrata Mayor
2018-03-15
[Libya Observer] The Head of the Investigations Bureau of the Attorney General Office in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, al-Siddiq al-Sour, revealed in a presser on Wednesday that they had tossed in the clink
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
persons in Tunisia linked to the murder of the Misrata mayor, Mohammed Eshtiwi last December.

"There's cooperation between Libyan and Tunisia Attorneys General offices as well as the Interpol regarding the murder case so the arrested persons can be handed over to Libya." He pointed out, saying there are other binding arrest warrants for persons involved in this case.

He also said that they are still investigating into the terrorist incidents, adding that any family that wishes to recollect the body of an IS myrmidon can do so as "we are doing DNA analyses and they are taking lots of efforts and time," he stressed.

He also touched upon Saif Qadaffy's case, saying that he is sentenced in absentia and his case lies in the files of the Appeals Court not the Attorney General's Office (AG).

"Regarding Osama Jodran, investigations are underway over terror charges and shutdown of oil ports. His brother Ibrahim Jodran is wanted by the AG Office for several charges and despite the fact that he was detained by a Nalut-based gang, he managed to escape and the calls for his surrender to the AG did not pay off. He went then to Wershiffana and afterwards, we have no records of his whereabouts." al-Sour explained.

Ibrahim Jodran was Head of the Petroleum Facilities Guard at the oil crescent region.

Al-Sour said there are many officials and diplomats involved in corruption and illegal immigration as well as smuggling cases, signaling out an employee at the Libyan embassy in Senegal
... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees...
, whom he said is involved in illegal immigration.

"We have opened a bank account and deposited in it the money confiscated from corruption cases - 409 million dinars." The Head of the AG Office's investigations bureau added.

He said they had issued arrest warrants for 13 employees of Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAIP) and others, shedding light as well on the CNN report about selling African slaves in Libya, saying they contacted the CNN and the AG investigations showed that there are human trade in Libya but not a slaves market.

"There is the procedure of selling the immigrants colonists from one smuggler to another." al-Sour confirmed, denying the existence of a slaves market.

"Libya lost 27 million dinars a year in fuel smuggling and there is a group controlling Zuwara port and it is accused of smuggling fuel." He further explained.

Al-Sour elaborated that fuel smuggling networks in Libya are broadly linked with others in Malta, Italia, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
, Leb, and Greece, saying Libya had cooperated with southern European countries for the exchange of information regarding fuel smuggling operations coming out of al-Zawiya and Zuwara.

Posted by:Fred

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