VOL. XLIV

No 49

3-December-2001

LIBYA

LibyanFinance Minister Jailed On Corruption Charges

TheLibyan Peoples Court in Tripoli, a criminal court, has sentenced the countrysFinance Minister, Lajili 'Abd al-Salam al-Brini, to one year in prison forfailing to prevent irregularities in the accounts of the regional office of theMinistry of Finance in Benghazi, according to the Arabic daily al-Hayaton 20 November. Mr Tahir al-Jahimi, head of Libyas Higher Council forPlanning, which acts as a government...