The Central Bank of Libya announced the suspension of all bank operations, departments and systems due to the “kidnapping” of the bank’s IT department director, “Musab Musallam.”
The Central Bank said in a brief statement that an unknown party kidnapped “Musab Musallam” from in front of his house on Sunday morning, indicating that some other officials were threatened with kidnapping, according to the Central Bank.
The Central Bank confirmed that work will not resume at the bank until the employee is released, returned to work, and such practices are stopped.
The Central Bank added that it rejects these “demagogic” methods practiced by some parties outside the framework of the law, which threaten the safety of its employees and the continuity of the banking sector.
Yesterday, the House of Representatives condemned what it called attempts to control the Central Bank of Libya during the past two days, describing them as “absurd” and “threatening the wealth of the Libyan people.”
The statement indicated that “attempts to control the bank began with incitement to storm its headquarters, then an attempt to find a justification to remove the governor of the Central Bank by force and threats, under the pretext that the House of Representatives had previously taken a decision to appoint a new governor.”
The House of Representatives called on the Attorney General to confront these actions and take all legal measures to protect the Central Bank of Libya.
Source: Central Bank of Libya + Libya Al-Ahrar Channel
2024-08-20 06:08:37