A Canadian woman accused of attempting to assist former
dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son to escape arrest in Libya has been
released from a Mexican prison, after spending 18 months in custody.
Cynthia Vanier was supposedly behind a plan to smuggle Saadi Gaddafi into Mexico. CBS News reported her release followed a successful appeal, denying any involvement.
She was arrested in 2011 while working as a consultant for SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian based engineering & construction firm. The company is surrounded with controversy, as employees have been accused of paying $160 million in bribes to get business in Libya.
Mexican police allege Vanier was in the country preparing to smuggle Saadi Gaddafi into Mexico. Known for his obscure international antics, and falso football career, he is believed to be in Niger where he has been granted asylum.
Like the rest of his living family, the pressure for their extradition to home soil continues. His sister Aisha has recently moved to Oman after setting fire to her residence in Algeria in fits of rage over her situation. Widow of Muammar Gaddafi, Safia Farkash and son Hannibal are reportedly still in Algeria, dismissing earlier claims of their exile to Oman.
A former bodyguard of Saadi Gadhafi was also deported from Canada earlier this year, according to the Canadian newspaper National Post.
Vanier’s connection to Gaddafi has raised serious concern so it surfaced in 2011. She has been accused of being an informant for the dictator, along with another SNC-Lavalin co-worker. The company claimed earlier this year that Vanier was connected to a rogue executive who has since retired from the company, according to reports.
Vanier has maintained the engineering company owes her money from the work she did for them in Libya. The company says they don’t owe her anything.
The evidence against Vanier was an email chain between herself and now-resigned SNC-Lavalin controller Stephane Roy that included a scanned copy of Gaddafi’s passport, directions to obtain better photographs and a request for money.
CBC News also reports the company remains embroiled in a scandal surrounding improper payments made to secure construction deals in various countries, including Libya. SNC-Lavalin recently made a settlement with the World Bank and is banned on bidding on international contracts through the group for a decade.
Vanier has reportedly been released from prison and is working with immigration officials and a representative of the Canadian consulate to leave Mexico.
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Cynthia Vanier was supposedly behind a plan to smuggle Saadi Gaddafi into Mexico. CBS News reported her release followed a successful appeal, denying any involvement.
She was arrested in 2011 while working as a consultant for SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian based engineering & construction firm. The company is surrounded with controversy, as employees have been accused of paying $160 million in bribes to get business in Libya.
Mexican police allege Vanier was in the country preparing to smuggle Saadi Gaddafi into Mexico. Known for his obscure international antics, and falso football career, he is believed to be in Niger where he has been granted asylum.
Like the rest of his living family, the pressure for their extradition to home soil continues. His sister Aisha has recently moved to Oman after setting fire to her residence in Algeria in fits of rage over her situation. Widow of Muammar Gaddafi, Safia Farkash and son Hannibal are reportedly still in Algeria, dismissing earlier claims of their exile to Oman.
A former bodyguard of Saadi Gadhafi was also deported from Canada earlier this year, according to the Canadian newspaper National Post.
Vanier’s connection to Gaddafi has raised serious concern so it surfaced in 2011. She has been accused of being an informant for the dictator, along with another SNC-Lavalin co-worker. The company claimed earlier this year that Vanier was connected to a rogue executive who has since retired from the company, according to reports.
Vanier has maintained the engineering company owes her money from the work she did for them in Libya. The company says they don’t owe her anything.
The evidence against Vanier was an email chain between herself and now-resigned SNC-Lavalin controller Stephane Roy that included a scanned copy of Gaddafi’s passport, directions to obtain better photographs and a request for money.
CBC News also reports the company remains embroiled in a scandal surrounding improper payments made to secure construction deals in various countries, including Libya. SNC-Lavalin recently made a settlement with the World Bank and is banned on bidding on international contracts through the group for a decade.
Vanier has reportedly been released from prison and is working with immigration officials and a representative of the Canadian consulate to leave Mexico.
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