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Tripoli Appeals Court makes final ruling on legitimate LPTIC management

bySami Zaptia
June 23, 2017
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Tripoli Appeals Court makes final ruling on legitimate LPTIC management

By Sami Zaptia.

A Tripoli Appeals court has delivered a final decision, not subject to further appeal, that Faisel Gergab is the legitimate chairman of the LPTIC. Gergab is recognized by Serraj and his internationally-recognized PC/GNA.
A Tripoli Appeals Court has delivered a final decision, not subject to further appeal, that Faisel Gergab is the legitimate chairman of the LPTIC. Gergab is recognized by Serraj and his internationally-recognized PC/GNA.

London, 23 June 2017:

The Appeals Court in Tripoli has delivered a final ruling on which is the legitimate management of the Libyan Post and Telecommunications Information Company (LPTIC). It has ruled in favour of LPTIC chairman Faisal Gergab and his management team as the sole legitimate representatives of LPTIC.

The ruling is final and cannot be appealed. Gergab is recognized by the internationally-recognized Faiez Serraj-led Presidency Council and its Government of National Accord (PC/GNA).

The ruling should in theory give effective control to Gergab and his management team on the holding company’s subsidiaries, including the LPTIC’s main Tripoli HQ in Zawia street which it had lost during the 2014 militia Tripoli coup against the democratic election results and the resultant parliament – the House of Representatives.

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It will be interesting to see if Gergab and the PC/GNA are able to enforce this court ruling. It will be revealing of the extent of the new balance of power in Tripoli after recent militia battles tilted the balance of power in the capital in favour of those ”aligned” with Serraj and his PC/GNA.

 

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It will be recalled that a UN report had stated that the disunity of the state-owned LPTIC has led to the misappropriation of its funds in support of the unrecognized Tripoli self-appointed National Salvation Government (NSG).

The report had come in line with its general findings that increased disunity of Libyan state institutions reduces oversight and increases misappropriation. The assessment was made by the 299-page UN Libya Experts Panel report 2017 released at the beginning of this month.

It also reported that the Presidency Council itself ‘‘has been divided over the organization of and appointments in key institutions. ‘‘For example, Ahmed Maetig has repeatedly advocated removing Faisel Gergab from the Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Company. In addition, in those cases where the Presidency Council did reach a decision, the decision has been further contested externally and the Council mandate questioned’’.

 

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‘‘The Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Company is another key strategic Libyan institution at risk of duplication and misappropriation of funds. It represents a total value of over $20 billion, $7 billion of which constitute cash assets in banks in Tripoli’’, the report had stated.

‘‘In 2015 and 2016, the entity’s revenue represented over 10 per cent of the Libyan budget. It is also a major employer paying over 17,000 salaries’’.

‘‘The control over the Company lies mainly with its 2013 management, which has operated from Bayda and Malta since August 2014. That management, headed by the Chair, Faisel Gergab, is also recognized by the Presidency Council and can travel relatively freely throughout the country, including Tripoli’’, the UN report had explained.

‘‘Nevertheless, its authority has been challenged in both the east and the west, and not all subsidiaries respond to it. Furthermore, it has no access to the head office in Tripoli’’.

‘‘The strongest challenge to the authority of the 2013 management originates from individuals affiliated with the National Salvation Government. In October 2014, the National Salvation Government appointed a temporary “Steering Committee” led by Majdi al-Shibani in an attempt to replace the Companys’ traditional governance structure’’.

‘‘Both Al-Shibani and his replacement, Adel Markows, respond to the former Minister of Telecommunication of the National Salvation Government, Sami al-Fantazi, who is a commander of an armed group, the National Mobile Force’’.

‘‘Al-Fantazi remains in charge of the Ministry of Telecommunication, and his forces control the Company’s head office on Zawia Street’’.

‘‘The Panel has received information that Al-Fantazi and the “Steering Committee” have been funneling Company assets to the National Salvation Government since 2014. The Panel is investigating documentation and the allegation that they provided direct financial assistance to the National Salvation Government on at least two separate occasions’’.

‘‘The Al-Thinni Government has also attempted to strengthen its control over the corporate governance structure of the Company, similar to its actions regarding the Libyan Investment Authority. It appears, however, that these attempts were unsuccessful’’, concluded the UN report.

Tags: Faiez SerrajFaisel Gergab LPTIC ChairmanfeaturedLibyan Post Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC)PC/GNA Presidency Council Government of National AccordUN Libya Experts Panel report 2017

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