Justin Trudeau may fall: His staff hid the scandal of Canada's largest company with Gaddaff

Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has been facing one of the biggest challenges since he was in the post, as a scandal involving his administration has erupted in his country.

The offer has to do with allegations that his former attorney, Joyce Wilson Raybould, has been subjected to political pressure from the close of Prime Minister Trudeau not to denounce one of Canada's biggest construction firms suspected of corruption, fraud and bribery, writes Guardian. Periscope.

In the scandal, some of the closest men of the Canadian prime minister, including his old friend Gerald Butts, who resigned a few weeks ago, are involved.

What's the company accused of?

The SNC-based Lavalin company is accused of paying huge sums of money as a bribe for Muammar Gaddaf's family in order to secure contracts in Libya.

It is alleged that this occurred between 2001 and 2011. If charges against the company were to be testified to, it would be banned for decades.

But why has political pressure taken place on the former authorities not to denounce the case?

According to the testimony of the lawyer who discovered the scandal, Trudeau's relatives told her not to make this work too much, since at the company in question, hundreds of thousands of Canadians are employed, and therefore would be out of work.

It has been reported that company leaders have long lobbied that the scandal will not become public.

What does Trudeau himself say about this case?

The Canadian prime minister has not denied that several members of his staff have spoken to the former officer of the SNC company Lavalin. However, he says that all the conversations that have occurred in this case have been within the rules”. What will happen next remains to be seen, but Canada has been hit by this scandal in recent days and there are many who seek one thing -- the prime minister's resignation. /Periscope.