Libya: Court of Assizes convicts former officials at the National Commercial Bank Shahat

Al-Bayda – The Criminal Court at the Al-Bayda Court of Appeal issued a verdict. It convicted a former assistant to the treasurer. This official worked at the National Commercial Bank branch in Shahat. A former head of the current accounts department at the same branch was also convicted. Their conviction was due to their involvement in embezzling public funds. They used forged bank checks for this purpose. The checks had altered financial values. They sought to achieve illicit gains.

The…