Tuesday 23 / April / 2024
Muscat: Those responsible for trading in rotten rice in Barka will be deported for life, two years in jail and fines of more than OMR80,000, the Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) said in a tweet on its official Twitter account.
The primary court in Barka had confiscated the items to destroy them later at the expense of the defendants.
The court ordered the shop where the crime was committed to be closed and the storage to be shut for three months.
Out of the six people arrested, the court declared the fourth defendant innocent of the charges filed against him.
Five others, however, have been convicted for trading rotten foodstuff and other offences.
On May 10, the Times of Oman had reported that the consumer protection authority in Barka raided a major company for supplying rotten rice.
According to the PACP, 22 tonnes of rotten rice were seized.
Following the raid, social media was abuzz with pictures of the rotten rice and a group responsible for selling it being named.
However, on May 12, the traders posted a notice on their official Twitter handle, stating that they had never sold rice of this (rotten) quality, nor would they do so in the future.
No information was available about the identity of the accused caught by the PACP.
