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But a partly-redacted version of the warrant application — publicly released by the courts at the request of the National Post and la Presse — shows the investigation was focused on the company’s ties with Mr. Gaddafi, Col. Gaddafi’s playboy son.

Mr. Ben Aissa has denied any wrongdoing.

In a press release Friday afternoon, SNC-Lavalin said the RCMP affidavit contained information the company had voluntarily given to the authorities in March 2012, but that “it also contains some information of which we were not previously aware.”

“We cannot determine the veracity of certain allegations in the affidavit. Affidavits contain unproven information and allegations gathered by authorities in the context of an investigation that are submitted to a judge in order to obtain a search warrant.

“We are eager for this situation to be resolved in the courts and will continue to do everything in our power to assist the authorities to get to the bottom of these issues as rapidly as possible. The affidavit is being closely reviewed to determine what course of action SNC-Lavalin may take as consequence. Should the allegations relating to any of the individuals in the affidavit be proven, we plan to act swiftly and resolutely to address any damages that may have been caused to the company and its interests.”

Based partly on the results of an investigation by the Swiss, the RCMP document charts a financial web in which tens of millions of dollars flowed from SNC-Lavalin accounts in Canada and the United Kingdom to offshore companies controlled by Mr. Ben Aissa. From there, the money was allegedly transferred to other offshore companies controlled by Mr. Gaddafi.