Members of the Libyan Joint Force stormed the branch of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Misrata, smuggled the head of the Misrata airport customs station, Fathi Makhlouf, and attempted to kidnap prosecutor Ibrahim al-Sharkasiya, local sources confirmed.
It was the Circassian who received investigations into customs corruption and the smuggling of more than 25 tons of gold through Misrata International Airport.
Against the backdrop of the raid, a number of Misrata residents and members of the Misrata movement gathered in front of the city’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, condemning the state of chaos and the storming of the Joint Force into the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
It is noteworthy that the Attorney General’s Office had earlier ordered the detention of the director general of the Customs Authority, the head of the Misrata Airport customs center, and the head of the audit office concerned with the temporary export of gold, for their involvement in the case of smuggling 26,000 kilograms of gold.
The audio recording recently released by the Internal Security Agency between leaders smuggling gold from Misrata airport was crucial evidence between Fathi Makhlouf and joint leader Abu al-Qasim al-Samadi, an aide to Omar Bougdada.
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