Hon Speaker, yes, the Presidency was approached by officials from the Libyan government regarding reported sums of money allegedly deposited on behalf of the late Col Muammar Gaddafi and held by banking institutions in South Africa. They were referred to the Ministry of Finance.
On 4 June, Minister Pravin Gordhan met Mr Usama al Abid, the Minister in the Office of the Libyan Prime Minister. The two delegations agreed that the repatriation of Libyan funds and assets from South Africa would be handled in terms of United Nations resolutions and protocols. The decision was informed by the fact that the government of Libya established a single body in 2012 to co-ordinate the repatriation of assets to Libya, in line with United Nations protocols. I thank you, hon Speaker.