{"id":254617,"date":"2025-09-06T23:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T21:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/?p=254617"},"modified":"2025-09-06T23:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T21:46:09","slug":"legal-parliamentary-and-media-voices-consider-the-arrest-of-oil-minister-mohamed-aoun-as-targeting-his-stance-against-concessionary-contracts-of-libyas-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/legal-parliamentary-and-media-voices-consider-the-arrest-of-oil-minister-mohamed-aoun-as-targeting-his-stance-against-concessionary-contracts-of-libyas-wealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal, Parliamentary, and Media Voices Consider the Arrest of Oil Minister \u201cMohamed Aoun\u201d as Targeting His Stance Against Concessionary Contracts of Libya\u2019s Wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our source at the Ministry of Oil revealed that Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun was arrested while attempting to travel through Mitiga Airport, suggesting that the reason is linked to investigations carried out by judicial authorities into Libyan oil files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Member of Parliament \u201cMiloud Al-Aswad\u201d commented in a statement to our source: \u201cVoices of truth that reject squandering the livelihood of Libyans, entangling the country in unfair long-term contracts, and opposing political deals at the expense of resources are voices that are not allowed to rise.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Economic journalist \u201cAhmed Al-Sanussi\u201d said: \u201cBillions lost to adulterated fuel, a Turkish company monopolizing fuel exports at outrageous prices, a collapsed institution, companies devoured by Arkenu, and a National Oil Corporation signing corrupt or foolish contracts with international companies! Amid all this chaos, corruption, rot, and decay, we hear of a former oil minister being dragged over a trivial case from 2005! A case twenty years old, while the real disasters are happening this year, today, even this very second. There\u2019s something suspicious here, something hidden, and nearly half a billion in losses because of a stupid or corrupt contract signed by Dbeibeh\u2019s government.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawyer \u201cThuraya Al-Twaibi\u201d said: \u201cFor the second time, Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun is being investigated. We wonder: have all the corruption cases mentioned in the Audit Bureau\u2019s report been resolved, and now we\u2019ve turned to 2005 files? What files did this combative minister touch that made them dig into the past? The Administrative Control Authority once investigated him over renegotiating agreements that reduced foreign companies\u2019 share of production from 70% to 30%. That investigation was used to remove him from office and appoint a deputy minister so he wouldn\u2019t block deals opposed to our interests.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added: \u201cAnd now, we don\u2019t know what the new charge is that ignored all legal violations and public money waste to be investigated instead. Did he commit something that requires removing him once again, to clear the way for passing deals even worse than those listed in the Audit Bureau\u2019s report?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Legal advisor \u201cHisham Al-Harati\u201d stated exclusively to Sada Economic<\/em>: \u201cIn light of the news surrounding the arrest of Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun, we emphasize the necessity for authorities to adhere to legal principles and individual rights in all procedures taken regarding this case. Although the relevant bodies have the right to take appropriate legal measures, this must be done with transparency and compliance with legal frameworks that guarantee individual rights and the right to defense.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: \u201cGiven the ambiguity surrounding the charges on which the minister was arrested, the concerned authorities must disclose all details of the investigations and related evidence to ensure judicial procedures proceed in line with principles of justice and fairness. Civil society and the public also have the right to follow the course of the investigations and their results with full transparency.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al-Harati said: \u201cWe affirm the principle of \u2018innocent until proven guilty,\u2019 and we call for refraining from interpreting facts or legal cases before official procedures are complete and the accuracy of circulated information is confirmed. In this context, investigations must be conducted in accordance with the law, while ensuring the accused can exercise his right to defend himself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He concluded: \u201cThe interest of justice and the protection of individual rights remain the foundation of any legal case. We call on the competent authorities to provide the necessary clarifications to ensure justice is achieved and all legal guarantees are upheld.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our source at the Ministry of Oil revealed that Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun was arrested while attempting to travel through Mitiga Airport, suggesting that the reason is linked to investigations carried out by judicial authorities into Libyan oil files. Member of Parliament \u201cMiloud Al-Aswad\u201d commented in a statement to our source: \u201cVoices of truth that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":254621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[1053,613],"class_list":["post-254617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-arrest","tag-libya"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":254622,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254617\/revisions\/254622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}