The Minister of Interior, Emad Al-Trabelsi, revealed the reactivation of the committee responsible for following up on the fuel smuggling file, explaining that it would be headed by him and take bold decisions to end this issue.
This came during a press conference yesterday, Friday, where he stressed the size of the problem, noting that “the amount of fuel smuggling is very large and there are countries around Libya that use the fuel.”
He explained that the first decisions taken by the committee were to prevent the issuance of permits to establish new fuel stations, pledging to follow up on stations involved in smuggling, close them, and refer their managers to the Attorney General.
The Minister of Interior considered what happened in Libya during the past two days of unprecedented congestion at fuel stations to be unacceptable in a country rich in oil, stressing his intention to take all necessary measures to ensure the smooth provision of fuel to citizens.
