The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that the investigating authority has ordered the detention, pending further investigation, of a former official in the accounting department of the Tripoli branch of Jumhouriya Bank accused of the embezzlement of LD 13 million from the bank’s funds.
The Attorney General’s Office reported that the Public Prosecutor at the Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office, within the jurisdiction of the Tripoli Court of Appeal, investigated the embezzlement of LD 13 million from the bank’s funds.
The investigation concluded that the Head of the Accounting Department intentionally embezzled the money, concealing its source and the associated rights, until she was able to withdraw it with the help of relatives.
Consequently, the Public Prosecution ordered the accused’s detention, pending further investigation, and issued arrest warrants for the remaining accomplices.
