Swiss launch criminal inquiry over suspected oil smuggling in Libya
The Swiss justice authorities have opened criminal proceedings in connection with alleged smuggling of gasoil belonging to a Libyan state-owned company.
This content was published on April 19, 2022 - 14:16 April 19, 2022 - 14:16
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on Thursday confirmed that it had launched formal investigations into unknown persons for complicity in pillage.
The OAG said the suspicions had been substantiated in a preliminary investigation, the Keystone-SDA news agency reported on Thursday. The OAG declined to give further information.
“The initiation of proceedings against a Swiss company in such a case is an important step forward in the pursuit of accountability for economic actors who are active in conflict zones,” the NGO Trial InternationalExternal link said.
The move follows a criminal complaint handed in by Trial International against the Swiss-based trading company, Kolmar, two years ago.
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