The court hearing, initially slated to begin Monday and run for 50 days, relates to criminal fraud charges against the Montreal-based engineering and construction giant. “Fifty days is too long, so we were able to shorten the preliminary inquiry,” he added. Ben Aissa was charged with fraud-related offences in Canada in connection with a superhospital project in Montreal after he was extradited from Switzerland in October 2014. Ben Aissa also admitted to pocketing commissions. Meanwhile, SNC-Lavalin has filed lawsuits seeking to recover almost $145 million it alleges was embezzled by Ben Aissa, Bebawi and their associates.

Source: Libya Today September 10, 2018 18:33 UTC