Oman audit report: Muscat Municipality employee took RO21,551 in bribes to undervalue lease contracts and skip technical inspections

The State Audit Institution's 2023 Community Brief, reported by Muscat Daily on October 21, 2024, describes a Muscat Municipality employee who accepted bribes totaling RO21,551 to register lease contracts at undervalued rates and to spare companies required technical inspections. The employee and co-conspirators were convicted, with penalties including heavy fines, removal from office and imprisonment; the article does not give prison terms.