HRH Prince Salman orders deeper investigation into ‘violations’ at three Ministries

TDT | Manama

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His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has ordered an investigation into alleged violations at three Ministries.

This came as HRH Prince Salman yesterday remotely met the Auditor-General of the National Audit Office (NAO), Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, who presented a forensic audit report on observations of non-compliance within the Education, Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and Labour and Social Development Ministries.

The report revealed a number of violations that require legal intervention. HRH Prince Salman directed the Public Prosecution Service, the General Directorate of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security, or the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs, to investigate the observations of non-compliance within the NAO.

His Royal Highness highlighted that the principles of accountability and professionalism are of paramount importance to the success of government workstreams. He added that NAO’s forensic audit reporting continues to support public service integrity and protect the use of public funds.

Shaikh Ahmed expressed gratitude for the opportunity to meet HRH Prince Salman and for HRH’s support for the work of NAO. He emphasised the NAO’s continued commitment to upholding operational best practice across government workstreams. Senior government officials also attended the meeting.