International Journal of Government Auditing – January 2012
Kuwait
Tribunal on Financial Violations Inaugurated
Kuwait has convened for the first time an independent tribunal to prosecute government officials for financial crimes. The authorizing legislation of the State Audit Bureau (SAB, the Kuwaiti SAI) provided for the establishment of this tribunal, whose decision-making process is separate from the SAB. The tribunal is chaired by the president of the Kuwaiti Legal Advice and Legislation Department, and its members include officials from the SAB, the Ministry of Finance, and the Civil Service Commission. The SAB president is the only person empowered to bring to the tribunal charges against officials whom the SAB has found to have committed financial crimes. The tribunal is considering a number of issues referred to it by the SAB.
SAI Administrative Restructuring
The SAB’s administrative structure has been reorganized and some of its units have been renamed. The new structure includes the following:
- Companies Audit Sector
- Audit of Investment and Subsidiary Bodies Sector
- Pre-audit Sector and Information Technology
- Oil Audit Sector
- Audit of Ministries and Public Departments Sector
- Financial and Administrative Affairs Sector
For additional information, contact the SAB:
E-mail: president@sabq8.org
Web site: www.sabq8.org