PRIVATE WAR IN LIBYA FUNDED VIA SCOTTISH LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

On 17 January, The Times reported that a convicted arms dealer used a notorious form of company to finance a private air war in Libya.  Rami Ghanem supplied mercenaries to fly and maintain fighter-bombers for one of the local militias, and with crews paid through 2 Scottish limited partnerships.  Ghanem, an Arab-American, was jailed for 30 years in the US last year.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/private-war-in-libya-funded-via-scots-firms-kh5gs9klc

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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