The Tripoli-based Libyan Audit Bureau announced Wednesday that it had discovered embezzlement and appropriation of public funds in the Libyan embassies in Rome and the Vatican. It said that the crimes involved officials of the embassies.

The Head of Libya’s Audit Bureau in Tripoli Khalid Shakshak sent reports to the Attorney General about corruption cases at the Libyan embassies in Vatican city and Italy.

The delegations from the Libyan parliament, the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR), and the High State Council (HSC) announced that they had reached a comprehensive understanding on the criteria for selecting the holders of Libya’s sovereign positions.

For a range of reasons, 21st century civil wars have tended to be more protracted and multiparty than those of the 20th century. One is that the 21st century’s international system is more fractured and therefore promotes proxy intervention while consistently hampering mediation efforts.

The Libyan Audit Bureau has suspended several officials from the military medical department and seized sums at bank accounts of certain firms till they return the money they have embezzled. The bureau referred the cases to the Military and Public Prosecutors.

The Libyan Audit Bureau has revealed corruption and bribery cases for some officials working within the Audit Bureau itself.

Libya’s Tripoli based Audit Bureau announced yesterday that the head of its Public Sector Financial Supervision Department, Rida Gergab, was ‘‘kidnapped and forcibly held’’ on the same day by ‘‘a group affiliated with the Interior Minister’s Office’’.

The head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak has said that international indicators on the phenomenon of corruption in Libya are inaccurate.

The Tripoli-based House of Representatives (HoR) announced yesterday the signing of the minutes of a joint agreement between the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the Audit Bureau and the Administrative Control Authority.

Libya Audit Bureau, the highest financial regulatory authority in the country, has rejected the 2019 budget announced by the Government of National Accords (GNA) last month.