Parliament Judiciary committee approves to request the Prosecutor General to review the corruption and fraud in connection with the ventilator procurement in response to the Covid-19.
The Judiciary committee's decision comes following the decision of the Prosecutor General, Hussain Shameem, to decline to press charges against the Health Ministry officials against the corruption and fraud in connection with the ventilator procurement, with a lack of evidence.
Regarding the PG’s decision concerns were raised for the competency of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) members. But ACC has stated that there would be enough evidence to press charges against corruption and fraud in connection with the ventilator procurement. While the Judiciary Committee discussed whether to approve the request to send the case to the PG to review it, ACC had already sent the case back to the PG office to review it.
Upon investigation of ACC, the corruption and fraud in connection with the ventilator procurement case were sent to the PG Office to press charges for 11 people on the corruption and fraud in connection with the 75 ventilators procured through a Dubai company, against the financial law and procedures.
Following the investigation of the audit report of the Health Ministry, ACC has stated that the Health Ministry has paid 90 percent of the total payment to the Dubai company as an advance to procure 75 ventilators, without obtaining an advance guarantee or a performance guarantee.
Although the PG decided not to press charges for 11 people related to the case, including the former Health Minister Ameen, the Minister resigned following the public and political pressure he had received.
The Judiciary committee's decision comes following the decision of the Prosecutor General, Hussain Shameem, to decline to press charges against the Health Ministry officials against the corruption and fraud in connection with the ventilator procurement, with a lack of evidence.
Regarding the PG’s decision concerns were raised for the competency of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) members. But ACC has stated that there would be enough evidence to press charges against corruption and fraud in connection with the ventilator procurement. While the Judiciary Committee discussed whether to approve the request to send the case to the PG to review it, ACC had already sent the case back to the PG office to review it.
Upon investigation of ACC, the corruption and fraud in connection with the ventilator procurement case were sent to the PG Office to press charges for 11 people on the corruption and fraud in connection with the 75 ventilators procured through a Dubai company, against the financial law and procedures.
Following the investigation of the audit report of the Health Ministry, ACC has stated that the Health Ministry has paid 90 percent of the total payment to the Dubai company as an advance to procure 75 ventilators, without obtaining an advance guarantee or a performance guarantee.
Although the PG decided not to press charges for 11 people related to the case, including the former Health Minister Ameen, the Minister resigned following the public and political pressure he had received.
