The Criminal Court in Tripoli has sentenced the officials responsible for the General Administration of International Marketing in the National Oil Corporation and the General Administration of Supply and Maritime Transportation at Al-Brega Oil Marketing Company to two years and a half in prison, along with a fine of 10,000 dinars and an order to return 147 million dinars. This is due to their involvement in the case of adulterated gasoline.
The Attorney General’s office stated that after the Public Prosecution investigated the case of supplying gasoline that did not meet the Libyan standard specifications, imported to the country in mid-2022, the investigations revealed abuses of authority by the officials responsible for the General Administration of International Marketing in the National Oil Corporation and the General Administration of Supply and Maritime Transportation at Al-Brega Oil Marketing Company. They intentionally refrained from contracting with producing companies and received fuel quantities that did not conform to the Libyan standard specifications. They relied on immediate supply contracts that did not guarantee the maintenance of the public interest. Their actions caused damage to public funds and were linked to incidents of damage to citizens’ properties due to the negative impact of the type of fuel used in their vehicles.
The Attorney General’s office added that the investigator concluded the criminal case, and the Criminal Court in Tripoli, after conducting the necessary investigations, issued a verdict in its last session, convicting the officials responsible for the General Administration of International Marketing in the National Oil Corporation and the General Administration of Supply and Maritime Transportation at Al-Brega Oil Marketing Company. They were sentenced to 30 months in prison, fined 10,000 dinars, ordered to return 147 million dinars and acquitting the Director of the Supply Department at the National Oil Corporation of what was attributed to him.