Customs Authority foils attempt to smuggle over € 490,000 through Misrata airport
Dec 31 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority foils attempt to smuggle over € 490,000 through Misrata airport

The Libyan Customs Authority reported yesterday that, in cooperation with the Internal Security Agency, it had foiled an attempt on the same day to sm...

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Public Prosecutor orders detention of former Internal Security head for corruption
Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

Public Prosecutor orders detention of former Internal Security head for corruption

Libya’s Public Prosecutor’s Office reported yesterday that it has ordered the detention of the former head of the Internal Security Agency for corrupt...

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Attorney General orders detention of Sahara bank Deputy Manager for embezzlement
Oct 24 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General orders detention of Sahara bank Deputy Manager for embezzlement

The Attorney General’s Office announced Monday that it had ordered the detention, pending further investigation, of the Deputy Manager of the Sahara B...

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Attorney General orders pretrial detention of Libya’s head of diplomatic mission in Uganda for misappropriating over US$ 1 million
Oct 15 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General orders pretrial detention of Libya’s head of diplomatic mission in Uganda for misappropriating over US$ 1 million

The Attorney General’s Office reported on Friday that it had ordered the pretrial detention of Libya’s head of its diplomatic mission in Uganda from 2...

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Dec 10 Sami Zaptia

Interior Ministry to prosecute all those involved in corruption, complete investigations and gather evidence - corruption cases of LD 1.75 billion being investigated

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli Interior Ministry.London, 10 December 2020: Fathi Bashagha, Interior Minister for Libya’s internationally recognized government...

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Oct 23 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau reveals embezzlement at Rome and Vatican Libyan embassies

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 October 2020: The Tripoli-based Libyan Audit Bureau announced Wednesday that it had discovered embezzlement and appropriatio...

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Sep 29 Sami Zaptia

EU, UNODC and UNICRI launch anti-corruption and money laundering project in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 September 2020: The European Union, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Unite...

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Aug 17 Sami Zaptia

3,000 state-sector employees corruptly request opening of LCs to engage in prohibited private sector business: National Anti-Corruption Commission

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's National Anti Corruption Commission reported 3,000 state sector  employees had corruptly attempted to open Letters of Credit (P...

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Feb 8 Sami Zaptia

Libya's Attorney General issues arrest warrant for former LIA Chairman Breish

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's AG issues arrest warrant for former LIA Chairman Abdulmajid Breish on charges of impersonation and wasting LIA funds (Photo: LI...

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Mar 27 Michel Cousins

Work on recovering stolen assets assessed

By Farah Waleed.Tripoli 27 March 2013:A delegation from the World Bank’s and the UN’s joint programme StAR (Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative) met toda...

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