Attard filed proceedings against the Director of Customs in 2013, after the pleasure craft were seized by the Maltese customs authorities. Attard was unable to tell the court the horsepower of their engines and neither were they insured, noted the judge. His claim that they had been used by the crew for fun in a Libyan port was dismissed as “totally incredible” by that court. The court said it was unconvinced by the “fun rides” explanation given by Attard. The appeal was dismissed by the court which also ordered that the costs of both the initial case as well as the appeal be borne by Attard.

Source: Libya Today April 05, 2022 11:00 UTC