[kellyhound]

Johannesburg - Assets worth billions belonging to slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi are thought to be held by South African banks.

“National Treasury was approached by a group claiming to be representatives of the Libyan government,” Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's spokesman Jabulani Sikhakhane told.

It reported that Libyan investigators had found evidence that more than 1 billion US dollar (about R10bn) in cash, gold and diamonds was being held by four South African banks and two local security companies.

“The process of verifying the group's claim is underway,” said Sikhakhane.

Libyan embassy official Salah Marghani told investigators had “been appointed to investigate and secure assets in Africa on behalf of the people of Libya”.

The Sunday Times published extracts of letters from Libya's justice and finance ministers to their South African counterparts, asking for help finding assets linked to Gaddafi which might “have been illegally possessed, obtained, looted, deposited or hidden in South Africa”.

Gaddafi was executed in 2011 after a political uprising in Libya.

[AmericanIllusions]

I'm still waiting to hear a legitimate reason for the US funded assassination of this guy. How are things over there now that he's gone How bout Iraq

One way or another the most evil will get that money.

[rob666]

Originally Posted by AmericanIllusions ↗

I'm still waiting to hear a legitimate reason for the US funded assassination of this guy. How are things over there now that he's gone How bout Iraq

One way or another the most evil will get that money.

Everybody let him think he was on his way to legitimacy, he gave up his WMD program and this is the thanks he got.

I guarantee that the Iran's and NK's of the World took note- The rule seems to be that once you have WMD's, you can't be arbitrarily picked on.

[AmericanIllusions]

Originally Posted by rob666 ↗

of the World took note- The rule seems to be that once you have WMD's, you can't be arbitrarily picked on.

BINGO