Khaberni - The team responsible for reviewing clarifications documented at the Audit Bureau held its regular meeting on Sunday, chaired by Minister of State for Prime Ministerial Affairs Abdul Latif Al-Najdawi.
The team discussed during the meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s Office, the clarifications that were documented during the months of September and October, amounting to 37 clarifications, recorded against 18 entities and institutions.
Al-Najdawi revealed the transfer of one of the clarifications to the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission, concerning suspicions of tampering with the violation register in one of the directorates of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply in one of the provinces.
He also revealed a violation related to the manufacturing of exact replicas of archaeological pieces without the necessary regulatory controls and guidelines governing this process, which conflicts with protection and documentation procedures and increases the risks associated with the use of these pieces, noting that necessary actions have been taken to address it.
He stated that the rest of the clarifications included violations in a number of institutions related to conflicts in duties and authorities, refusal to transfer due amounts to the Treasury, discrepancies between actual financial values and those due, delays in taking legal action against violators, delays in delivering tenders, overlooking the operation of businesses without legal licenses, and more.
Violations also included matters related to the disbursement of allowances, bonuses, compensations, and salaries, promotion and transfer of employees contrary to regulatory provisions, working another job during official working hours, loss of documents and records organizing work in some institutions, overlooking the collection of due fees and charges for certain transactions, and renting properties in one of the municipalities without conducting a public auction, affirming that necessary actions have been taken to correct these violations and recover the amounts due to the Treasury.
