Two Libyan VIP jets, which are normally used to fly top government officials, have been ordered to stay in Malta until a legal battle between two Libyan rival companies is settled.
The court, presided over by Madam Justice Miriam Hayman, turned down a request by Executive Authority for Air Cargo and Special Flights (EACS) of Libya to reverse an arrest warrant issued at the request of United Aviation Company (UAC)
Instead, the court ordered that the two jets, worth over €70 million, should stay grounded in Malta until the court decides a new case over who owns the two jets.
The issue is part of a struggle between the two governments in Libya over the control of the country’s assets abroad.
Read more in the Times of Malta.