Report: Banks required billions of funds of the Libya (AP)

LONDON - a lobby group British published a document leak showing that several banks major investment, including HSBC, Goldman Sachs and Societe Generale Nomura, held of the billions of dollars of Libyan State Fund.

The internal report for the Libyan Investment Authority disclosed to the London-based Global Witness Thursday shows that the largest banks worldwide held more than $ 5 billion in the accounts of funds for the Government of leader Libyan Muammar Gaddafi.

The report is dated June 30, 2010. Many of the Libyan investment authority assets have been frozen pursuant to international sanctions since February.

HSBC did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Global Witness, said banking regulators should consider whether public funds have been diverted for personal advantage of Gaddafi.

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