The Audit Bureau’s 2024 report revealed the disappearance of several vehicles from the records of the Libyan Embassy in Poland, including a Mercedes 320 and Toyota and Nissan vehicles. It also noted discrepancies between the closing balances of accounts at Millennium Bank and the opening balances of accounts at Santander Bank Poland, which resulted in deficits in the new accounts. In addition, salaries were paid to the Health Attaché (Q.A.A.) for nine months in euros, despite it being established that he was residing inside Libya, with a total value of €34,956, in violation of the Salaries Law and the legal principle of “wages in exchange for work.” Extra salaries and end-of-service payments were also disbursed to the same individual amounting to €64,800.
The report further stated that the financial controller disbursed €112,000 in favor of the agent of the medical insurance company (UP2), based on a letter from the ambassador forwarded to the financial controller. Although the contract stipulated that the medical insurance amount should be transferred to the agent’s account, the account used was a personal one, without documentation proving authorization by the insurance company. The amount was transferred to that account accordingly. Financial controllers also used and disposed of amounts deducted for the so-called “Jihad Tax” (3%) from diplomats’ salaries, the social security contribution (3.75%), and the solidarity tax (1%) for other expenditure items, without adhering to the requirement to return these deductions to their original purpose.
The report added that a Toyota vehicle bearing license plate number (01518), belonging to the Military Interior, was sold without the sale proceeds being recorded in the embassy’s accounts and without obtaining prior authorization from the competent authorities. As a result of the sale, the Polish authorities demanded a refund of the value-added tax (VAT). The embassy refunded the tax amount without taking the necessary legal procedures or notifying the relevant authorities. Salaries were also paid to some local workers in violation of regulations, without formal contracts and without their salaries being included in the transfers received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The report also noted that the head of the Jadu Wounded Committee failed to settle the advances granted to him by the financial controller and the health attaché during the months in which he served as committee head, resulting in a deficit of €128,000. In addition, the financial controller and the health attaché transferred funds allocated for wounded persons totaling €670,000 to several countries without follow-up or reports documenting their settlement.
