In a statement to Sada Newspaper, a member of the House of Representatives in Tobruk condemned on Thursday the abduction of the Minister of Finance and Planning of the Interim Government of Abdullah Al-Thini, Kamal Al-Hassi, considering this as an “illegal arrest” since the minister possesses immunity.

The source also denied that the abduction was because of embezzlement as Al-Hassi was arrested on Libya-Egypt border of Imsaad with half a million dollars in his possession.

He also The Minister of Finance was given permission to travel from the Prime Minister and all the accusations against him are untrue. The elected HoR, judiciary and control authority are the ones entitled to intervene if there is anything wrong in what the Minister of Finance has done.