No mercy for corruption

Tough actions will be taken against mediators in bribery cases, according to a law passed by the Shura Council yesterday Mediators who assist bribery between the one that accepts the bribe and the one that pays it will come under increased scrutiny, according to the law passed by the Shura Council yesterday. The proposed law initially came as a recommendation from the Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee of the council.

The Council moved to approve the law based on the fact that there is a lack of legislation to enforce strong punishment onto those mediating bribery cases. As per the law passed by the Council, “Acting as an intermediary between an official and a person offering a gift, benefit or promise to that official in return for carrying out, refraining from, or breaching an employment duty would attract strict punishment.”

Shura Council member Ahmed al Haddad said that bribery is a dreadful phenomenon that corrupts society. He added: “Bribery not only involves money but also services to people that do not deserve it such as ‘granting incentives to employees that do not deserve it’”. Abdulwahab Al-Mansour said that bribery is a disease that needs to be fought with all our might.