Bribery & corruptionOversight & ethics enforcement
Oman audit report: Muscat Municipality employee took RO21,551 in bribes to undervalue lease contracts and skip technical inspections
Confidence: Confirmed · 1 sourceMuscat · Oct 12, 2026
Subject of this story
Muscat Municipality
Also named
Oversight
State Audit Institution (Oman)
What happened
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.
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An Omani State Audit Institution report found a Muscat Municipality employee accepted bribes amounting to RO21,551 to register lease contracts at undervalued rates and bypass technical inspections.$56K
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- Muscat Daily — Muscat DailyDocument
accepted bribes amounting to RO21,551 to register lease contracts with undervalued rates and bypass technical inspections
Sources (1)
Muscat DailyA Muscat Municipality employee accepted bribes amounting to RO21,551 to register lease contracts with undervalued rates and bypass technical inspections.
Response
Muscat Municipality
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