The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs (PCS-MFDA) confirmed the arrest of Swaleh and high-ranking government officials linked to alleged involvement in corruption activities.
Former Nation Media Group (NMG) journalist Salim Swaleh, who serves as the Director of the Press service at the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS), has been arrested.
The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs (PCS-MFDA) confirmed the arrest of Swaleh and high-ranking government officials linked to alleged involvement in corruption activities.
“Those arrested include Salim Swaleh, Director of OPCS Press Service, in whose office the swindlers were found nested with fake door switch-nametags,” a press statement released by the ministry on Sunday, June 23 read in part.
The office added that further investigations by relevant law enforcement agencies are ongoing to track and arrest other conspirators who may have been involved.
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