Data Visualizations

Data & Charts

Six professional visualizations derived from 53 official prosecutorial publications

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Scale of the Crisis

Aggregate quantitative parameters extracted from 53 official prosecutorial publications, showing the total individuals referenced, families under examination, forgery incidents, and nationality files flagged for review.

Scale of citizenship forgery crisis
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Geographic Hotspots

Distribution of documented forgery cases across Libyan jurisdictions. Southern border regions show disproportionate representation, consistent with proximity to international borders and cross-border forgery networks.

Geographic distribution of forgery cases
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Forgery Methods Classification

Seven distinct forgery methodologies identified across the prosecutorial record, from basic document theft to sophisticated database manipulation by IT personnel with administrative access.

Classification of forgery methods
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Black Market Pricing

Documented pricing structure for fraudulent identity services, ranging from 600 LYD (~$125) for basic name additions to 70,000 LYD (~$14,580) for premium full citizenship packages.

Black market pricing for forged identities
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Nationality Distribution

Breakdown of foreign nationalities identified in the documented forgery cases, with nationals from Egypt, Chad, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali, Nigeria, and other countries represented.

Nationality distribution of forgery beneficiaries
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Enforcement Timeline

Five-phase progression of prosecutorial response, from individual case prosecution (Dec 2024) through network identification, institutional investigation, mass document suspension, to systemic archival review (present).

Enforcement timeline progression

Data Source & Methodology

All visualizations are derived from a structured analytical consolidation of 53 official publications released by the Office of the Attorney General of Libya between December 2024 and February 2026. Every data point is traceable to a specific official publication.

These charts are available for use in academic, journalistic, and policy contexts with proper attribution to the author.

Analytical Consolidation by Omar F. Twati