The Islamic Call Society has exclusively told our source that more than LYD 65 million was spent to complete the Qurji “Da’wah Mall” project through the private company First Mall, which it says is owned by the Gaddad family, following an agreement with Abu Bakr Al-Tarabulsi, allegedly without oversight from any supervisory authority.
The Society added that the project required less than LYD 30 million to be completed. It said that in 2024 it had requested approval for this amount, but the Administrative Control Authority rejected the request, describing the proposed expenditure as “too large.”
According to the Society, the project was already 95% complete before the contract with the private company was signed, making the expenditure of more than LYD 65 million to finish the remaining work a matter that raises suspicions of corruption and warrants investigation.
The Society also claimed that awarding the mall project to the Gaddad family deprived the organization of rental income from the project for several years and denied its employees priority in employment opportunities.
It further alleged that Abu Bakr Al-Tarabulsi allocated the plot of land opposite the mall to a company owned by the Gaddad family under an annual lease, the details of which have not yet been disclosed.
The Society stated that several employees working on the Qurji Da’wah Mall project were dismissed after the project was completed. It said it is considering reassigning them to other departments after they were replaced by employees of the private company.
The Society concluded by saying that it has reported these allegations to the relevant authorities and called on the Office of the Attorney General, the Administrative Control Authority, and the Audit Bureau to investigate how these funds were spent without oversight and the mechanism used to finance the project through long-term payments.
