Oman's State Audit Institution reported that Transport Ministry employees were convicted of conflict of interest over a RO644,000 Al Batinah Expressway subcontract.
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Oman's State Audit Institution 2023 Annual Report, as reported by Gulf News (14 Oct 2024), says employees of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology misused their positions to secure subcontracting work worth 644,000 riyals for a company involved in ministry projects, in connection with the Al Batinah Expressway. Gulf News reports all those involved were convicted and sentenced to one year in prison for conflict of interest plus one year for misuse of office, banned from holding public office, and ordered to forfeit illegally obtained funds. Muscat Daily's coverage describes a consulting company that facilitated illegal subcontracting benefiting its owner and ministry employees.
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misused their positions to facilitate a subcontract valued at RO644,000 on the Al Batinah Expressway project for personal benefit
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