Tripoli Orders Arrest of Libyan Oil Minister on Corruption Charges

Just a day after Libya was forced, once again, to reduce oil production from its largest field, Sharara, over protests, the Tripoli-based Libyan Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the arrest of the country’s oil minister on corruption charges, according to Libyan media reports.  An arrest warrant was ordered on Wednesday for Oil Minister Khalifa Abdul-Sadiq on charges of corruption in connection to a reported 600,000 euros used “for the benefit of a foreign company”, according to the Libya Observer, citing the arrest order. …