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Media| March 17, 2018 | 10:05 p.m.
Libyan funds deposited in the United Arab Emirates, "in the amount of 50 billion dollars," are used by the country to "finance the military operations" of its allies in Libya and "his military base of El Kharouba or El Khadem, "said a senior Libyan official.
The United Arab Emirates "seized Libyan money" deposited in their banks, worth $ 50 billion, to "finance the military operations" of their allies in Libya, including those of General Khalifa Haftar said a senior Libyan official, who wished to remain anonymous, in the daily Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. According to him, quoted by the newspaper, the Federal State of the Gulf also uses this money to finance "his military base [known under the names, note] El Kharouba or El Khadem", built in the east of Libya, as well as "two TV channels, totally Libyan" that broadcast from the Jordanian capital, Amman.
"It is certain that the United Arab Emirates is draining $ 50 billion of Libyan funds, deposited at home, to finance support activities in Haftar, including the financing of two totally Libyan television channels. operating from the Jordanian capital. The money is also used for high-level military training, in countries like Jordan, hundreds of armed elements of Haftar forces. There is also the acquisition of weapons and military equipment bought from several [...] countries to transfer them to Haftar via the port of Tobruk, for use thereafter in the extension of its military presence, by building the Kharouba military base, through which the military supply is currently being transported, "the Libyan official told the newspaper,
And to support his remarks, the same source, quoted by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, says "hold documents that prove that weapons and equipment were delivered to Haftar by Emirates companies: Ares Security Vehicles, based in Abu Dhabi , and Minerva Special Purpose based in Dubai.
"The UAE did not pay a penny of its own funds to support Haftar and their allies in Libya," however they used Libyan money in everything "including buying the political positions of big countries and international institutions, "the Libyan told the newspaper, claiming that the United Arab Emirates had managed to buy senior officials, which has meant that until today, the Libyan political agreement could not be implemented. artwork.
"The Libyan funds looted by the United Arab Emirates are not limited to those deposited in the official accounts by the authorities of Muammar Gaddafi, but they go beyond funds embezzled during the first days of the revolution, where Officials loyal to Gaddafi deliberately hijacked millions, which they later placed on accounts in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, "said the official.
Recently, the Belgian weekly Le Vif claimed that 10 of the 16 billion euros of Libyan funds frozen in Brussels in September 2011, decided by the UN, had disappeared without explanation. A total of € 16.1 billion, including € 1.9 billion in cash, was held on November 29, 2013 in four Euroclear Bank accounts opened by Arab Banking Corporation and HSBC Securities Services on behalf of sovereign wealth funds. Libyan Libyan Investment Authority and Libyan Foreign Investment Company. In response, the treasury administration confirmed the freezing of 14 billion assets at Euroclear. Belgian Finance Minister Johan Van Overtveldt said these amounts were still frozen. (Sputnik)
