Bahrain is to introduce a new draft law as part of a crackdown on the misuse of public funds and the bribing of government officials, it was reported.
The new draft law to tighten sanctions on the misuse of public funds was presented in a memorandum presented by the Deputy Prime Minister and ministerial committee for legal affairs president at a cabinet meeting on Sunday, the Gulf Daily News reported.
The debate discussed provisions to address the bribing of a public servant, embezzlement or causing loss of public finances.
The new amendment will be further debated by the relevant ministerial committee for review, the report said.
The meeting, which was attended by HH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, also discussed a draft law on personal data protection, which was also referred to the relevant authorities for review.
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