Jalel Harchaoui, a Libya expert at the Royal United Services Institute, told our source on Thursday that the UN Panel of Experts on Libya has confirmed the involvement of Saddam Haftar in the private oil services company ARNCO, headquartered in Benghazi.
According to Harchaoui, the UN panel considers Saddam Haftar a source of concern, emphasizing that a brigadier or major general should not have any role in the oil sector, the banking sector, an airline company, or any other private business generating substantial profits.
“However, on a personal level, I do not believe that ARNCO has committed any violations of international law. In my view, ARNCO is a Libyan matter and should be subject to scrutiny by Libyan authorities themselves, including law enforcement, financial oversight bodies, and commercial regulators in Libya. This is not an issue that extends beyond Libya’s borders; rather, it is an internal Libyan matter,” he stated.
