Crown Prince chairs Executive Committee meeting to review results of internal investigations
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister chaired yesterday a meeting of the Executive Committee.
The meeting was held to discuss the assessment provided by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs, under the leadership of Jawad Salem Al Arrayed, on the internal investigations carried out within government bodies into the violations highlighted in the National Audit Court (NAC) report.
During the meeting, His Royal Highness expressed his appreciation for the support given to the Executive Committee by His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister.
His Royal Highness underscored the importance of improved coordination and collaboration within the government to ensure all violations raised in the NAC report are addressed in an efficient manner.
His Royal Highness also emphasised the importance of appropriately handling public funds to complement the principles of transparency and accountability, which are key pillars of His Majesty King Hamad’s reform and development programme.
With regards to the 33 violations initially transferred to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs in order to form internal committees, His Royal Highness expressed his thanks to all government entities for their coordination and cooperation throughout the investigation.
The investigation identified that of the 33 cases, 14 require disciplinary inquiries, while 15 require corrective measures to address certain violations and prevent future reoccurrences. In addition, two cases were found to have been adequately addressed through new measures recently introduced, and one case was found to not have caused any administrative violation.
In view of these results, the Executive Committee called on the relevant government entities to take the appropriate steps to address the remaining 29 violations requiring disciplinary inquiries and other corrective measures before the 15th of May.
The NAC identified three different courses of action to address the 462 cases outlined in its report:
· 25 cases of non-compliance to be transferred to the Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security General Directorate at the Ministry of Interior;
· 33 violations to be transferred to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs in order to form internal committees responsible for investigation inquiries, and;
· 404 procedural violations to be transferred to the Ministry of Follow up Affairs in order to identify appropriate steps in coordination with other government entities.
