COCA reveals unbelievable corruption in different ministries [Archives:2005/864/Local News]

SANA'A- A report prepared by the Central Organization for Control and Audit (COCA) and discussed by al-Shura Council last week revealed that the State's general treasury lost around YR 2.5 billion and over one million dollars in 68 corruption cases this year.

The COCA's report confirmed that what has been spent without any completion of the required documents comes at 6.5 billion rials and 7.3 million dollars; this is pondered upon as a flagrant violation against the financial law.

100% of the spending was wasted at the Ministry of Oil and Minerals, the Ministry of Public Health and Population and the Ministry of Vocational Training and Technical Education.

The report mentioned that 96% of an amount of 1.6 billion rials and half a million dollars has been wasted by the higher education and local administration ministries. The total amount of pledges that have never been reconsidered in the interior, education and electricity ministries reached YR 34 billion and 2.5 million dollars.

Loans estimated at 120 billion rials was taken by oil and minerals, electricity, public works and agriculture and irrigation ministries.

Public works and highways and health ministries violated the tender law by the embezzlement of 19.5 billion. Besides, additional works worth over 1.5 billion rials and 500 million dollars were endorsed in the health and agriculture ministries.

The report revealed that the amount delivered to contractors in oil and minerals and electricity ministries reached 349 million rials and 4 million dollars.

According to the report, 15 billion rials was the cost of the projects that could not be completed in different government parties, mainly the local administration and oil and minerals ministries.
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