Tripoli, The GNU Minister of Oil and Gas Mohamed Aoun has issued decision No (50) of 2021 regarding suspension from work and referral of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation, “Mustafa Sun’Allah,” to the administrative investigation of the violations attributed to him.

The first article of the decision, a copy of which was obtained by the Libyan News Agency, specified these violations as non-compliance by the concerned person with the procedures and controls of obtaining prior permission from the Minister of Oil and Gas, when undertaking any official work mission and failure to submit the necessary report on internal tasks, in addition to his failure to adhere to the administrative hierarchy in Administrative correspondence in violation of the regulations of the approved administrative apparatus of the Ministry of Oil and Gas.

The violations also included, according to the decision, failure of the head of the corporation, Mustafa Sun’Allah, to transfer the affiliation of the sovereign departments; Inspection and Measurement, Corporate Accounting Department , and International Cooperation to the Ministry of Oil and Gas, in addition to assigning a member of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation the duties of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, in violation of the legislation governing the work of the National Oil Corporation.

The second article of the decision also called for the concerned person to be suspended from work until the administrative investigation is completed, provided that the investigation with the person concerned is carried out in accordance with the rules and procedures in force at the Administrative Control Authority and with its knowledge.

The decision also demanded that a copy of the investigation results be submitted to the Minister of Oil and Gas, accompanied by recommendations regarding the continuation of the concerned person suspension from work, or the lifting of this suspension, provided that a decision is issued by the Minister of Oil and Gas regarding the implementation of these recommendations.

Source: Libyan News Agency