The former president of the Turkish Bankers Association, Ali Deniz Eraydin, said on Tuesday that he had evidence that he presented to the Public Prosecution regarding a smuggling operation plan that included tampering with oil shipments coming from Libyan territory.
Iraydin claimed, according to what was reported by the Nordic Monitor website specializing in Turkish affairs, that the oil shipments that were supposed to originate from Turkmenistan and were loaded in Malta were part of a secret smuggling operation.
The Nordic Monitor website said that what Iraydin submitted to the Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigation Office in Istanbul highlights disturbing illegal activities.
The evidence, according to the site, includes records indicating the shipment of petroleum products from Malta to the Turkish port of Gebze Polyport. Upon examination, it became clear that there were contradictions in the information of the seller and buyer, the names of the loading ports, the origin of the product, and errors in the declaration documents and invoices, in addition to the absence of important documents related to the loading ports. .
Iraydin explained that the route of shipments through Malta before arriving at Turkish ports contradicts established commercial practices, assuming that the oil originates from Libyan territories under the control of Haftar, and perhaps in cooperation with the Wagner Group, according to the website.
The “Wardik Monitor” website indicated that the complaint submitted by “Iraydin” to the Public Prosecutor’s Office has not yet taken any legal action against the oil companies allegedly involved, in addition to an Azerbaijani businessman involved in the incident.
It is noteworthy that Bloomberg Agency published a lengthy investigation a few days ago entitled, “The Epic of the Queen Magda,” through which it monitored the phenomenon of Libyan oil smuggling.
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2024-05-04 07:42:15
