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The Public Prosecution decided to bring the lawsuit against 25 accused employees of the National Commercial Bank branches to the judiciary

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The Public Prosecutor of Al-Bayda Partial Prosecution decided to file a lawsuit against 25 accused employees of the National Commercial Bank branches and customers of the bank to the court on charges of falsifying bank accounts and making financial transfers worth more than 20 million dinars.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office stated that the Public Prosecutor had earlier initiated investigation procedures on the activities of a criminal group that designed a scheme to access the National Commercial Bank database and falsify bank account data by including numbers that exceed the real credit balances and making financial transfers that exceeded 20 million dinars and disguising their source by making internal transfers to accounts of people who participated in the criminal project.

He added that the investigator completed the investigation and accusation procedures and decided to file the case to the judiciary in the face of 25 defendants, including directors of the bank’s branches, its employees, commissioners of managing companies’ accounts, in addition to customers of the bank.

Al-Mashai discusses ways to build a bridge of communication and raise cooperation with American companies

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The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Electricity Company, Mohamed Al-Mashai discussed today, Saturday, during a meeting with the Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Libya, Debbie Hirst, ways to build a bridge of communication and raise cooperation with American companies in a way that serves the stability of the network, as well as raising its production capacity, in the presence of the American Chamber’s deputy in Libya, Ahmed Al-Ghazali.

The two sides discussed the possibility of returning the services of American companies in the field of energy in Libya, as the previous ones from the German and Turkish companies, and benefiting from them, in the field of alternative energy and reviewing their possibility, by entering their capabilities in order to improve the electricity situation in Libya with plans whose results are short-term.

For his part, Hirst stressed its encouragement to specialized US companies to exert maximum efforts in providing the necessary support.

Bashagha: “There is no way for development and raising the standard of living and services in Libya without the active participation of the private sector”

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The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Trade in charge of the government, Fathi Bashagha, said that sustainable and real development in Libya will not be achieved with the public sector monopolizing development projects, and that there is no way for development and raising the standard of living, services, and investment except with the active participation of the local private and foreign sector, and with the participation of local companies.

Bashagha said in his speech during the introductory conference on general policies for economy, investment and financing in Libya, which was organized yesterday, Friday, in Benghazi, that Libya is facing grave challenges in light of the stifling economic crises the whole world is witnessing, and the great threats facing all countries of the world in the supply of energy and food and job opportunities that guarantee the individual the minimum income that guarantees him a decent life, indicating that the continuation of the state of economic stagnation and the inability of state institutions to address it has become a threat to the already distorted Libyan economic structure.

He added that the Libyan government believes that restoring the wheel of the Libyan economy with a real partnership between businessmen and the state in which each of them is aware of his responsibilities, capabilities and duties is the shortest way to advance the country, indicating that the active participation of the private sector in development and investment requires effective tools that encourage the private sector to participate in development, the most important of which is defining the economic identity of the Libyan state and the harmony of the state’s legislation, laws and general policies with this identity, as well as the provision of legal guarantees for private capital to participate and work without fear of expropriation, nationalization or the encroachment of the state’s general authority in private sector business affairs.

Bashagha concluded his speech by saying, “The Libyan government will be fully prepared to support the private sector because of our firm conviction that there is no future, development, or prosperity with the public sector monopolizing work and development, and for my personal conviction of the Libyan state’s need for an administrative, economic, and legislative revolution in order for it to move to the ranks of leading countries, like the developed countries of the world.”

Al-Kilani and Al-Abed sign a joint cooperation agreement to support people with disabilities and productive families

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The Minister of Social Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Wafa Al-Kilani, signed a joint cooperation agreement with the Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed, to support people with disabilities and productive families. This joint agreement between the two ministries aims to raise the level of services for people with disabilities and productive families and support them in order to improve their income and provide for their needs.

The Ministry of Social Affairs provides psychological and social support to groups that are integrated into the labor market, through the administrative units of the Ministry.

The Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation undertakes, in coordination with the Productive Family Authority affiliated to the Ministry of Social Affairs, to prepare and implement training plans for productive families in municipalities through the training centers affiliated with the Ministry of Labor.

This agreement came to enhance cooperation between the Ministries of Social Affairs and of Labor and Rehabilitation in all fields, in addition to strengthening and enhancing cooperation between them on the basis of equality and mutual benefits, and this comes according to the available capabilities.

The General Electricity Company announces the entry of the first gas unit into the Sarir power station, with a production capacity of 250 megawatts

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The General Electricity Company announced today, Friday, the entry of the first gas unit into the Sarir power station, with a production capacity of 250 megawatts, after the completion of the maintenance work. The entry of this unit came after continuous efforts made by the company’s board of directors to improve performance and generate electric power needed by all regions of the country.

According to what was stated by the media office of the Board of Directors of the General Electricity Company, that workers in the operation and maintenance departments are working continuously to rehabilitate the third gas unit, which is currently undergoing maintenance work, which raises the station’s production capacity to its full production capacity to about 750.

The Central Bank of Benghazi: “What the Central Bank of Tripoli said about the counterfeit currency is to incite public opinion against the currency printed in Russia”

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The Central Bank of Libya in Benghazi issued a statement today, Friday, in response to what the Central Bank in Tripoli said about the discovery of forged samples of the 50 dinar banknote, stressing that the purpose of what was mentioned in the Central of Tripoli notice regarding counterfeiting currency is not to alert citizens as much as it is to agitate public opinion against the currency printed in Russia.

The Central Bank of Benghazi stated in its statement that the Libyan currency in general has very high security specifications and it is difficult to counterfeit it, with the exception of some attempting to counterfeit it using poor methods such as photocopiers and inks of poor quality, such as the many cases that were discovered to try to counterfeit various denominations “5 dinars, 10 dinars, 20 dinars, and 50 dinars.”

The statement added that the Central Bank for the first time noted the discovery of counterfeit currency, although it is a regular act of the Central Bank, and this is only justified in the event that the number of counterfeit papers is large and threatens the economic situation. However, the Central Bank of Tripoli did not mention the number of banknotes obtained, and it would have been better for it to trace the source of this currency and inform the security authorities without creating a state of panic in the market that confuses the citizen.

Benghazi Central Bank stressed in its statement that the discovery of this case of forgery proves to everyone that the specifications of the currency printed in Russia are of very high technical quality and security specifications, which makes it difficult to counterfeit, otherwise this would not have been discovered once it was detected, indicating that there are other security signs that it did not address in the report of the Issuance Department in Tripoli, which indicates that there is a lack of experience in detecting counterfeit currency, according to the statement.

The Central Bank of Benghazi asked about the source of these papers received, especially since the Central Bank of Tripoli does not receive currency in denominations of 20 and 50 dinars, whether printed in Britain or Russia. “Where did these papers come from and was their source traced according to the applicable Central Bank policy?” .

The statement revealed the discovery of forged banknotes of 10 dinars in the recent past, among the amounts that Benghazi Central Bank had previously received from Tripoli Central Bank indicating that the latter had been informed of this in order to trace its source, “and we do not know if any measures were taken in particular, with the Public Prosecutor, as happened with the 50 dinars category mentioned in Tripoli Central Bank Notice.

It is noteworthy that the Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli had revealed yesterday the seizure of a counterfeit currency of 50 dinars bearing the signature of the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Ali Al-Hibri, different from the currency printed in Russia, indicating that he had submitted a communication in this regard to the Office of the Attorney General.

Al-Mangoush condemns the behavior of the Greek Foreign Minister for refusing to get off his plane to receive him at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity, Najla Al-Mangoush, deplored the behavior of the Greek Foreign Minister, whose plane landed at Mitiga Airport in the capital, Tripoli, this morning, but refused to get off it to receive him in accordance with diplomatic norms, stressing that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take appropriate diplomatic measures that preserve the prestige and sovereignty of the State of Libya.

She added that despite the policies and rude positions adopted by the Greek Foreign Minister during the past days towards the interests of the Libyan state, which were reflected in his unbalanced statements regarding Libya’s sovereignty and its right to relations that achieve the aspirations of its people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted approval to the Greek Minister to visit Tripoli at his request, but he refused. He refused to get off his plane in a surprising situation that caused resentment. He refused and returned to where he came from without any explanations.

Greek Foreign Minister: “I canceled my visit to Tripoli, which was scheduled to meet with the President of the Presidential Council, to not meet with Al-Mangoush”

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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that he canceled his visit, which was scheduled for Thursday morning to meet with the President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, because the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity, Najla Al-Mangoush, did not implement the agreement not to meet with her, according to him.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity, NagNajla Al-Mangoush, denounced the behavior of the Greek Foreign Minister, whose plane landed at Mitiga Airport in the capital, Tripoli, this morning, but refused to get off it to receive him in accordance with diplomatic norms, stressing that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take appropriate diplomatic measures that preserve the prestige and sovereignty of the State of Libya.

It is noteworthy that the plane of the Greek Foreign Minister, after the incident of his refusal to get off the plane to receive him in Tripoli, headed to Benina Airport in Benghazi, where the Greek minister is expected to hold talks with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and a number of officials there.

The Public Prosecution orders the detention of two former financial controllers at the Libyan Embassy in the Czech Republic

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Today, Wednesday, the Public Prosecution ordered the detention of two former financial controllers at the Libyan embassy in the Czech Republic pending investigation on charges of abusing their job powers to obtain tens of thousands of foreign exchange.

The Deputy Prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General initiated the preliminary investigation procedures regarding a report submitted by the members of the Audit Bureau, which included results that indicated the misconduct of the financial controllers attributed to the mission. The investigation revealed that the defendants deliberately abused their job powers for the purpose of collecting tens of thousands of foreign exchange for themselves and others, and causing serious damage to public money as a result of their violation of the rules governing its disbursement, so the Public Prosecution ended up ordering their detention pending investigation.

Al-Hibri to our source: “We will issue a statement tomorrow to respond to what the Central Bank of Tripoli said regarding the counterfeit currency bearing its signature”

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The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Ali Al-Habri, told our source today, Thursday, that the Central Bank in Benghazi will issue a statement tomorrow to respond to what came in the letter of the Governor of the Central Bank in Tripoli, Seddiq Al-Kabeer, to the Attorney General regarding the discovery of a counterfeit currency bearing the signature of Al-Hibri.

Al-Kabeer had called on the Public Prosecutor to take legal measures regarding the incident of seizing a counterfeit 50 dinar coin bearing the signature of Deputy Governor Ali Al-Hibri, indicating that it differs from that printed in Russia and that the issuance department at the Central Bank was not able to know the source of this currency and the place where it was printed or its quantity.