Five suspects detained on corruption charges

AMMAN — The Jordan Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission’s (JIACC) prosecutor on Monday detained the chairman and CEO of a public shareholding company, which provides financial facilities to citizens, for 15 days pending further investigation, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The suspects have been detained for granting financial facilities valuing about JD10 million to people with whom they have friendly relations without obtaining any guarantees.  The chairman and CEO also fraudulently seized money from the company and deposited it into their own firm’s account, Petra said.

The public prosecutor has also imposed a travel ban on the two suspects and all those who received the illegal facilities and ordered the seizure of their movable and immovable assets, according to Petra.

The JIACC prosecutor also charged the director of Development and Employment Fund in one of the governorates and a number of staff with misuse of public office for granting “fraudulent loans”, valuing JD5 million to a large number of citizens in their governorate without covering them with fundamental assets, Petra said.

JIACC prosecutor also decided to detain the head of tenders and procurement department at an education directorate for seven days on charges related to misuse of public money, according to Petra.