YEMEN Press Agency

Southern journalist reveals new scandal for Saudi ambassador                  

Saudi ambassador, Muhammad Al Jaber

SANAA, July 29 (YPA) – The southern journalist Saleh bin Awthal has revealed a new corruption scandal involving the Saudi ambassador, Muhammad Al Jaber.

Bin Awthal said Saturday in a tweet on “Twitter” that the Saudi program for the development and reconstruction of Yemen had announced a program to restore 60 houses in “Al-Shahid Mudram” Street in Al-Mualla district in Aden province, at a cost ranging between 3 and 10 thousand dollars for each apartment, and to restore them according to agreed standards.

He explained that the program contracted with contractors to start the project, and the implementation of the project began, but it was found that there was a large corruption process that took place in the implementation.

None of what was agreed upon was implemented, including the restoration of the advertised buildings, he added.

Bin Awthal pointed out that the implementation was limited only to painting the facades of the buildings and changing the windows, meaning that the costs of the restored apartments do not exceed $800.

 

Last Tuesday, the contractor for Aden International Airport revealed a corruption scandal involving the Saudi ambassador in the process of restoring the airport.

The media circulated confessions of the contractor confirming that the sums disbursed by the Saudi reconstruction program for the restoration of Aden Airport did not exceed $100,000 out of the $14.5 million allocated for the project.

 

YPA

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