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Interpol Issued Arrest Warrant for Ex-Libyan Minister Before Death
MIDDLE EAST NEWS May 23, 2012, 1:44 p.m. ET
LONDON—Interpol issued an international request to arrest Libya's ex-oil minister Shokri Ghanem in connection with an anti-corruption investigation in his home country, days before his body was found in the River Danube in Vienna, according to a document issued by Interpol.
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Mr. Ghanem is "a fugitive person wanted for trial," according to the document seen by The Wall Street Journal. It asks to "arrest him in order to hand him over" to Libya, with Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Austria mentioned as possible countries where he could be found.
A spokesman for Libya's Interior Ministry confirmed Mr. Ghanem "was on the list" of individuals whom Libya had sought to arrest through Interpol. "
The document, which said the Libyan prosecutor's office had initially made the request, accused Mr. Ghanem of "fraud of public money...causing intentional damage to public money… interfering in incomes ... making illegal gains and abuse of power."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304840904577422372487434582.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
This explains the the relationship of the investigation to certain Chinese oil companies. BTW, Shell and PetroChina have several joint ventures together, but I don't know if it's anything out of the ordinary:
Libya Investigating Unipec, PetroChina Oil Deals Under Gadhafi - Document
Dow Jones Newswires Published May 22, 2012
LONDON – Libya's prosecutor office is probing possible irregularities in crude sales to oil giants China International United Petroleum & Chemical Co. (0386.HK), or Unipec, and PetroChina Co. Ltd. (0857.HK) as part of a broader probe into Gadhafi-era oil deals, a file from Libya's Interpol bureau shows.
A file issued last month, attached to a request of arrest against the late ex-oil chief Shokri Ghanem by Libya's Interpol bureau,
alleges he agreed to sell oil without contracts to Sinopec and Petrochina.
The probe could cloud the return of energy-thirsty China to Libya after being cast as a supporter of the former regime.
Ghanem, the ex-head of the National Oil Co., "also delivered quantities of crude oil to several companies such as Unipec and PetroChina before signing an agreement with them," the file seen by Dow Jones said.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/05/22/libya-investigating-unipec-petrochina-oil-deals-under-gadhafi-document/
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