MoE procurement head among 2 held on graft charge

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Attorney General Office (AGO) on Monday said the procurement director of the Ministry of Education and head of a private company have been arrested over corruption charges.

A statement from the AGO received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that the two figures were detained after some investigations on Sunday.

The AGO said Waris Seyar Company smuggled a used power generator to Afghanistan and the MoE procurement director purchased it for 12 million afghanis which caused loss to the government.

“The AGO is committed to fighting corruption and investigating relevant cases independently and based on the country laws”, the statement added.

The statement said corruption related cases were usually investigated by the AGO and their results shared with the media and the public.

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