Our source exclusively obtained the first part of a corruption file concerning the Director General of the Oil Clinic, Siraj Bin Amer, related to maintenance work and the handling of the clinic’s assets, which were allegedly carried out through illegal and unprofessional methods, resulting in the waste of public funds and deterioration in the quality of services, alongside growing calls for Bin Amer’s dismissal and investigation.
The documents revealed excessive spending in foreign currency, the purchase of vehicles at high prices in U.S. dollars, monopolization of the financial system and withholding it from oversight employees, as well as the inflation of the medicines procurement committee budget to more than 7 million Libyan dinars during 2024 through suspicious methods aimed at bypassing tender committees. They also detailed maintenance work on buildings conducted through “reimbursement” financial arrangements without official estimates or tenders, in clear violation of administrative contract regulations.
Bin Amer was also accused of using the clinic’s funds to purchase a car for his sister and granting her transportation allowances in violation of regulations, in addition to enrolling relatives in training courses while depriving rightful employees of such opportunities.
The report further alleged that he relied on armed groups operating outside the law to intimidate employees and doctors who opposed the administration’s policies, threatening them with dismissal and preventing them from entering the medical facility. It also referred to campaigns of psychological pressure, verbal abuse, and physical assaults documented in police station and Public Prosecution records.
The documents accused him of clear abuse of power by assigning newly graduated and unqualified individuals to leadership and supervisory positions based on personal loyalty, including appointing a foreign nurse to head the nursing department and purchasing a car for her in foreign currency valued at more than $30,000 in violation of regulations.
It was also alleged that he enabled the same foreign nurse to occupy a senior position and purchased a modern car for her worth more than $30,000, contrary to Paragraph 4 of Prime Minister Circular No. 6 of 2022, which stipulates the suspension of vehicle purchases for all officials and employees in ministries and public entities.
Our source also obtained documents allegedly proving fictitious offers for the purchase and supply of garden trees, artificial grass, and pumps for the clinic at a value exceeding 53,000 Libyan dinars.
