EU Court dismisses Libya case – T-485/15 Alsharghawi

The General Court of the EU has dismissed Bashir Alsharghawi’s application for his listing on the EU’s Libya sanctions to be annulled, where he was included for being “closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi”. See Case T-485/15 Alsharghawi v Council (20 September 2016).

The Court said Mr Alsharghawi had not submitted any evidence capable of calling into question the facts presented by the Council, and did not challenge the Council’s assessment of the situation in Libya or its allegation that he was closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. It also dismissed the applicant’s arguments that the Council lacked competence to list him, breached its obligation to state reasons, infringed his rights of defence and the presumption of innocence, and infringed his rights to property and freedom.