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Exclusive: The Deputy Head of the Audit Bureau Directs Correspondence for Financial Allocation Distribution on Projects and Halts Payments Until Required Data is Submitted

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Our source exclusively obtained a correspondence from the Deputy Head of the Audit Bureau, Atiyyat-Allah Hussein Abdel Karim, addressed to the Minister of Planning in charge of the National Unit, directing the preparation of detailed schedules outlining the financial allocation distributions for projects and development programs for the years 2024-2025.

The schedules should include priorities, required resources, and implementation timelines before financial authorizations and payment orders related to these allocations are issued. The letter also requests that the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya and the Minister of Finance refrain from taking any action, allocation, or payment from the third account (development) until the Bureau is provided with evidence of the resolution of the issues raised in the Bureau’s report and the required data.

Exclusive: Audit Bureau Deputy Demands Suspension of $6.8 Million Martyrs’ Square Development Project

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Our source has exclusively obtained a letter from the Deputy of the Audit Bureau, Attia Allah Hussein Abdul Kareem, addressed to the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC).

In the correspondence, the Deputy requested the suspension of the direct-award contract for the Martyrs’ Square development and modification project, valued at $6.85 million. The suspension is to remain in effect until the relevant departments of the Audit Bureau complete their review of the contract’s legality.

The Deputy also emphasized the need to fulfill architectural and technical requirements for such a project, given its significant impact on the center of Tripoli. He argued that decisions concerning such a critical area cannot be made through this procedural approach.

Exclusive: Directing Correspondence to Dbeibeh and His Government Entities, Shakshak Reveals Misuse of Unclaimed Basic Salaries

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Our source has exclusively obtained a letter from the head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, addressed to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and affiliated government entities.

Shakshak revealed instances where unclaimed basic salaries were redirected to other expenditures in violation of the Financial System Law and the Budget, Accounts, and Stores Regulations. This was discovered through the Bureau’s tracking of spending movements under the basic salaries category.

In his correspondence to Dbeibeh and the relevant entities, Shakshak emphasized that some entities funded by the public treasury failed to comply with the procedure of transferring unclaimed salaries—those not collected by their rightful recipients during the month—to the deposits and trust account within the legally specified timeframe.

Shakshak stressed that, in the interest of public welfare, all entities funded by the public treasury must adhere to Article 136 of the Budget, Accounts, and Stores Regulations, ensuring that unclaimed salaries are recorded in the deposits and trust account in favor of their rightful owners.

Exclusive: Audit Bureau Deputy Urges Telecommunications Authority to Cease Covering Expenses Through LPTIC Holding Company

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Our source has exclusively obtained a correspondence from the Deputy of the Libyan Audit Bureau, Atiat-Allah Hussein Abdul Karim, addressed to the Chairman of the General Authority for Communications and Informatics.

In the letter, the Deputy demanded the immediate cessation of the authority’s practice of covering a significant portion of its expenses through the LPTIC and its subsidiaries. The amount covered so far has reached 100 million Libyan dinars, done via requests to settle invoices related to revenue-generating expenditures.

Exclusive: Audit Bureau Raises Concerns Over the National Authority for Corneal Transplantation Contracting with Al-Ayham Medical Services Company for LYD 17.9 Million

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Our source has exclusively obtained correspondence from the Deputy of the Libyan Audit Bureau, Atiyat-Allah Hussein Abdelkarim, expressing reservations regarding the National Authority for Corneal Transplantation’s contract with Al-Ayham Medical Services Company. The contract, valued at a total of 17.9 million Libyan dinars, is for the procurement of corneas and visiting doctors.

The concerns are based on the lack of submission of the minimum required documents, in addition to issues with certain procedures, such as the failure to provide preliminary insurance from companies bidding for the tender and the absence of a prepared estimated value for the contract.

Exclusive: Audit Bureau Alerts Tax Authority to Withhold Registration of Contracts Worth 5 Million Dinars or More Without Bureau Approval

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Sada Economic newspaper’s source has exclusively obtained a notice from Attiyat Allah Hussein Abdul Karim, Deputy of the Libyan Audit Bureau, addressed to the head of the Tax Authority. The notice instructs the Tax Authority not to complete the registration and certification of any public contracts valued at 5 million Libyan dinars or more unless accompanied by proof of the Audit Bureau’s approval.

He stated that, according to the ruling of the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court on January 17, 2024, which deemed Law No. 2 of 2023 unconstitutional (this law had added provisions to Law No. 20 of 2013 on the establishment of the Administrative Oversight Authority), the Audit Bureau is the sole constitutional institution responsible for overseeing all revenues and expenditures through comprehensive financial oversight, including prior review of contracts and other financial transactions.

The Deputy emphasized that the Bureau’s authority includes pre- and post-transaction audits and concurrent oversight, a constitutional responsibility that excludes other entities from performing similar tasks.

He underscored the importance of respecting judicial rulings and adhering to the provisions of Law No. 19 of 2013 concerning the reorganization of the Audit Bureau and its amendments.

He further reminded the head of the Tax Authority to ensure that any contracts submitted for certification meet the requirement of indicating full tax payment as stipulated by law, with the stipulation that contracts are not to be split in a way that reduces their value below the threshold for Bureau oversight.