AMMAN — Jordan Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC) has referred a number of cases related to misuse of public office and conflict of interest to the prosecution office for further investigation.
A ministry has been referred to the JIACC prosecutor for organising a conference without following the relevant rules and procedures thus incurring the ministry's budget a net loss of JD500,000 that were disbursed illegally, he Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Saturday.
The commission also referred two employees for allegedly taking money from an Arab investor to provide him with services unlawfully, in addition to counterfeiting documents in a way to change the investor's legal status.
In another case, JIACC referred former director general of Al Maqased Charity Hospital affiliated with the Awqaf Ministry for not transferring donations received to cover birth surgery costs to the financial department in addition to issuing the hospital's budgets without auditing.
A female director of a General Union of Voluntary Societies' special education centre was referred to the JIACC's prosecutor for receiving payments from parents of the beneficiaries, although the centre offers free services, according to Petra.