Arrest Warrants Issued against 6 NSSF Employees for Fraud

Arrest warrants were issued on Saturday against six National Social Security Fund (NSSF) employees, reported the National News Agency.

It said that they have been charged with embezzlement of public funds, counterfeiting documents and incitement to commit arson inside an NSSF branch.

Beirut's First Investigative Judge Ghassan Owaidat issued the warrants a day after beginning the interrogations of seven NSSF employees.

The seventh suspect will be questioned on Tuesday, said NNA.

On Wednesday, seven employees tasked with operations at the NSSF and others from its inspection bureau were charged by Financial General Prosecutor Judge Ali Ibrahim.

Internal Security Forces raided at the weekend a branch for the NSSF in the Beirut neighborhood of Wata el-Msaytbeh as part of investigations of a violation at the branch.

General Director of the NSSF Mohammed Karaki revealed that an employee was detained several days ago while trying to set ablaze some documents.