03-07-2025
Education ministry officials detained over textbook printing scandal
The Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of the Director General of the Curriculum and Educational Research Centre, along with the financial controller and the head of storage at the centre, on charges of administrative and financial misconduct related to school textbook printing contracts.
According to a statement from the Office of the Attorney General, investigations into the 2023–2024 textbook contracts revealed that the administrative and financial procedures underpinning the agreements were legally invalid.
The inquiry, led by the chief prosecutor, found that the centre had committed abuse by contracting printing services worth over nine million Libyan dinars — well beyond the actual needs of the administration.
The investigation also uncovered falsified data regarding late penalties owed by the contracted companies, with deliberate concealment of a one-million-dinar entitlement owed to the administration.
Furthermore, the suspects failed to enforce standard warehouse procedures, compromising the verification of deliveries on scheduled dates and resulting in repeated payments for transportation services.
In light of these findings, the prosecution has ordered the pre-trial detention of the accused individuals pending further investigations. Tags: Ministry of Education textbook scandal
