Oman's National Gas Co fires chief over bribery
MUSCAT, February 19, 2016
Oman’s National Gas Company has terminated the services of its chief executive officer Goutam Sen, according to a report.
The company had disclosed in 2014 that he had been detained over suspected bribes paid to a government official, said the Gulf News report.
The company disclosed in 2014 that its chief executive had been detained over suspected bribes paid to a government official.
“The board of directors wish to inform that the company has received a reply from the public prosecution regarding the detention of the company’s CEO,” the firm was quoted as saying in a statement to the Muscat Securities Market (MSM).
Sen was part of a widespread corruption scandal in the oil and gas sector in Oman along with other government officials, it said.
More than 20 high-ranking officials have been arrested and jailed in the past five years, mostly from the oil and gas sector, it added.
