Dubai Municipality officer honoured for rejecting AED250,000 bribe

Saturday, 3 October 2020 15:56

By Sneha May Francis

An official at Dubai Municipality has been honoured for his honesty after he refused to accept a bribe.

Rashid Al Muhairi rejected the offer of AED 250,000 to allow "illegal entry and disposal of water" at Jebel Ali sewage station.

Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, applauded the officer for his integrity.

Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of #DubaiMunicipality honored the employee Rashid Al Muhairi for his honesty and dedication, after refusing to be paid a bribery equal to AED 250,000, for entering and disposing illegal water loads to Jebel Ali Station. pic.twitter.com/EstET9oBYo
— بلدية دبي | Dubai Municipality (@DMunicipality) October 3, 2020

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