This cross-border independent research describes how two treasure hunters from Germany are working together to track down and remove huge assets out of Southern Africa. They apparently also wanted to use gunmen in the process. The two men have connections to right-wing extremist circles and are supposedly working on behalf of the Gaddafi family. The recovered assets are purportedly to be used by them to support pro-Gaddafi candidates in future elections. Gaddafi's eldest son Saif al-Islam is running for Libyan president.
One of the treasure hunters is a former SWAT police officer who illegally trained security forces in Libya when he was an active official. The other is a businessman from Bavaria who moves in radical libertarian circles and founded a security company with a Swedish neo-Nazi.
For security reasons, a journalist that participated in this investigation did not want to be mentioned in the project.
Photo credit: released by the South African Government on 31 May 2011, shows South African President Zuma (L) meeting for a discussion with Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (R) during his one day visit to Libya, Tripoli, on 30 May 2011. EPA/Ntswe Mokoena HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
