A bank official in Sabha has been arrested for fraudulent banking activities. The Public Prosecution Office announced on Thursday that the current accounts officer at the Sabha branch of Sahara Bank was detained pending an investigation.

According to the prosecution, the official stands accused of conducting illicit transactions resulting in the misappropriation of two million dinars from the bank's assets. These funds purportedly originated from the acceptance of fraudulent bank checks lacking adequate backing in the drawers' accounts.

An investigation into irregularities in the bank's clearing procedures and related accounting records unveiled the existence of these deceitful transactions.

The prosecutor ordered the detention of the accused after concluding the investigation.

Crimes