The sons of dictators lives are kept busy. Mubarak’s sons have been arrested and questioned on how they became so rich through property deals in Egypt, London and elsewhere.
But, the press has not picked up some very fishy links. Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi, the well known benefactor of the LSE, is also the major owner of Libya’s Blue Fin Tuna fleet. Through his companies he has forged partnerships with other dictators, like Mourad Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of recently ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali, to catch more of this profitable and rare species.
As the Blue Fin tuna fishing season starts the regime in Libya will still ensure cash flows to the family accounts.