Several members of State Audit authority take oath

Muscat: A number of members of the State Audit and Administrative Control Authority took a legal oath before His Excellency Sheikh Ghosn bin Hilal Al-Alawi, Chairman of the Authority.

The swearing-in comes as part of the implementation of Article 15 of the State Audit and Administrative Control Law issued by Royal Decree No. 111/2011. His Excellency the Sheikh, head of the agency, pointed out the keenness that the agency attaches to the continuous development of the cognitive competencies and job skills of its members in accordance with the best international practices and standards.

It should be noted that the members of the agency have the status of judicial officers in implementing the provisions of the State Audit and Administrative Control Law, and they exercise all the powers granted to judicial police officers in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law.