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“This equipment is subject to UN sanctions related to Libya and therefore cannot be sold to Libya,” he said.<\/p>\n
Chinese interference in Libya<\/h2>\n
Poirier said the current investigative theory suggests that China would have benefited from the deal by supporting the faction of Libyan National Army commander\u00a0Khalifa Haftar.<\/p>\n
“We’re basically looking at a case of Chinese interference in Libya,” Poirier said, noting that the RCMP investigation started in 2022. “It all boils down to activities in Canada that were made to facilitate that deal.”<\/p>\n
As part of the conspiracy, Mhaouek allegedly “conspired to facilitate the purchases of Libyan oil between prohibited entities and the People’s Republic of China,” a news release from the RCMP published Tuesday reads.<\/p>\n
“We’re talking millions of barrels [of crude oil]\u00a0that would have been leaving Libya to go to China,” Poirier\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
He added that\u00a0the men “certainly met at ICAO” while they both enjoyed functional diplomatic immunity.<\/p>\n
ICAO said in a statement Tuesday that the accused had left the organization “a number of years ago.”\u00a0Citing the ongoing investigation and judicial proceedings, the organization did not provide more details.<\/p>\n
Had the deal gone through, both of the accused would have received several millions of dollars in commission per month.<\/p>\n
They are both charged under the\u00a0United Nations Act\u00a0and its\u00a0Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions and Imposing Special Economic Measures on Libya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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