Four Mellitah Oil & Gas Company officials were handed over to the Tripoli-based Attorney General’s Office by the Special Deterrent Force (SDF) after the latter’s investigation unearthed immense corruption cases in the company’s Gaza floating dock project.

SDF’s Facebook page posted that they have collected vital data, documents and evidence regarding the floating dock, Gaza, which was installed by a contract struck in September 2012 between Mellitah Oil & Gas Co. and Korean firm, STX.

“The contract was worth 425 million dollars and was given a span of 33 months.” The SDF added.

It added that interrogation with several of the oil company’s officials clearly showed illegalities that led to squandering public money due to misuse of power, such as exaggerating the financial value of the contract with STX compared to world markets regarding similar projects.

“The officials were proved to have added due taxes to the STX so that the money can be deducted from Mellitah Oil & Gas Co. bank account.” The SDF explained, pointing out that Mellitah Oil & Gas Co. did not deduct the arbitration clause value from the contract’s payment, as the Korean company did not commit itself to the deadline.

“Mellitah Oil & Gas Co. has caused Libya multi-million dollar loss.” The SDF added.

It explained that the investigation was run on the company’s chairman at the time of contracting STX in 2012, the chairman of the company when the contract was finished in 2015, the Director of the Legal Department, and the Manager of the floating dock project in 2013, who was also the Head of grants committee at the company.

“After interrogation, the four officials were referred to the investigations bureau at the Attorney General’s Office.” The SDF concluded.