Malta had intercepted a fleet of pick-up vehicles bound for Libya last summer on suspicion the cars could be converted for military use, a UN investigation has revealed. The ship left Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates on 4 July on its way to Benghazi in Libya with a stopover in Malta. The suspect cargo was intercepted by Malta on 29 July 2020 but no formal press statement was issued at the time. A UN-imposed arms embargo prohibits the sale of arms and military equipment to Libya and seeks greater scrutiny of commercial equipment that could be adapted for military use. The Panel of Experts also investigated the Maltese link to foreign mercenaries that were hired by Haftar’s forces to conduct operations within Libya.

Source: Libya Today March 23, 2021 07:06 UTC