PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTOR, and ally of former US President Donald Trump, Erik Prince violated a United Nations arms embargo on Libya, UN investigators have found in a report detailed by US media. The $80 million operation included plans to form a hit squad to track and kill Libyan commanders opposed to Haftar — including some who were also European Union citizens, the New York Times said. The accusation exposes Prince to possible UN sanctions, including a travel ban, the Times said. Prince did not cooperate with the UN inquiry and his lawyer declined to comment to the New York Times, it added. Oil-rich Libya has been torn by civil war since a NATO-backed uprising led to the toppling and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.

Source: Libya Today February 20, 2021 19:27 UTC