Hommam Al Nassim 
The Libyan central Bank’s Governor , Siddiq al-Kabir, filed a formal complaint to the Public Prosecutor on charges of spreading false news against an economics professor and researcher at the Libyan Academy for Graduate Studies, Youssef Yakhlef Massoud.
In the complaint, the great friend accused the researcher Massoud of fomenting turmoil in local markets and confusing the public, by making statements containing inaccurate and false information related to the activities and operations of the Central Bank of Libya.
Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir pointed out that Massoud made statements during a seminar organized by the National Independents Party on April 6, where he claimed that the Central Bank participated in international contributions worth up to 96 billion and 600 million and has granted loans to 38 countries without collecting them, and also received financial grants, in addition to his claim that the International Monetary Fund is leading the country’s economy.
In response to these accusations, Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir strongly denied the veracity of Massoud’s claim, stressing that the Central Bank has not made any international contributions since September 2011, nor has it provided loans to any country in the same period, expressing the bank’s readiness to cooperate with the prosecution in everything that leads to justice.
Al-Siddiq concluded his letter to the Attorney General by stressing that his actions in broadcasting false news deserve serious consideration and calling for initiating criminal proceedings against him and anyone proven to be involved with him.
Libyan parliamentarian Abdessalam Nassia had criticized the governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Sadiq al-Kabir, for his controversial statements that caused market destabilization.
In press statements, Nassia pointed out that the leak of the decisions of the Central Bank of Libya to the Libyan street is reprehensible, adding that Al-Kabir caused confusion among citizens and created a state of instability through his statements about a counterfeit currency.
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