AMMAN — the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (
IACC)
has referred new claims of financial violations against a former
water minister to the
Public Prosecution, a source from the commission said in a statement on
Thursday.
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Key charges against the former official include allegedly
signing agreements to purchase water supply and services from a well owner in
2019, after which the majority of the wells in question turned out to be
non-operational and unlicensed for water excavation, the statement said.
The charge also included the extension of said contracts a
long time before their expiration, and amending the water prices above the
agreed upon quota in the contracts, the commission reported.
The commission also noted the “peculiarity” of extending
said contracts until 2030.
A high-ranking official at the IACC said that the ministry
in question had reportedly concluded service acquisition contracts with 1,287
entity under local purchase orders without following due process and without
legal purchase contracts nor an actual need for the contracted persons.
The official further said that said contracts were concluded
“under pressure from a group of influential people.”
Another charge referred against the former minister included
the acquisition of two rigs at a price of $1.55 million during the minister’s
term in office, without abiding by legislation governing purchase and delivery,
noting that the purchased rigs did not match specifications, according to the
statement.
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