The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has accused deputy governor of the bank, Ali al-Hibri, of signing “forged” banknotes with face value of 50 Libyan Dinars.
In a statement on Thursday, the CBL said the banknotes have been printed out in Russia and bares al-Hibri’s signature. It also said the banknotes “have been seized”. However, the bank did not clarify the quantity of the banknotes nor how it was seized.
CBL governor Saddek Elkaber reached out to the Attorney-General to file a legal complaint against al-Hibri over the incident, concluded the bank’s statement.