The Libyan Attorney General's Office called on Saudi Arabia's authorities to hand over citizen Abdulrahman Gaja to the Libyan authorities, not to the Tunisian ones, adding in a letter addressed to the Saudi authorities that the Tunisian authorities were accusing Gaja of money laundering, which wasn't a political or a military crime that wouldn't necessitate extradition to Tunis.
The Attorney General also indicated that the procedural laws in force in Libya "do not allow his extradition to another country," calling for his extradition in accordance with the laws of reciprocity, knowing that it had previously requested that the criminal procedures be transferred to Libya with documents and papers that would ensure that the concerned person is aware of procedures, considering that he is a Libyan citizen practicing his commercial activity in the Libyan territory.
The Attorney General expressed his hope that the competent authorities in Saudi Arabia would approve the extradition request, while Gaja's family appealed to the Libyan authorities to intervene urgently to return their son to Libya before the worsening of his health conditions.
Earlier, sources close to the family of the Libyan businessman confirmed his arrest upon his arrival in Saudi Arabia. The sources indicated that the reason for the arrest was due to Tunisia’s circulation of an arrest warrant to the Arab Interpol due to false information that the Tunisian authorities took from some media outlets and social media pages without evidence.
