AMMAN — Former minister of water and irrigation
Motasem Saidan said that the water network in Jordan cannot absorb 20 million
cubic meters in the summer, wondering why the government would sign a
declaration of intent under which Jordan would get 200 million cubic meters of
water from Israel, according to a local news outlet.
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Saidan also said that if it were to honor the
declaration of intent with Israel, Jordan would need to upgrade its water
network at the cost of about $3 billion.
In another development, the former minister said he
had referred to the Anti-Corruption Commission the file concerning rehiring
people who had requested early retirement to work for the Ministry of Water on
temporary contracts, adding that among those rehired, there were deceased
people and he would not bear responsibility for abuses, especially since
during his tenure he did not hire but about 400-500 people out of 600-700 that the
Anti-Corruption Commission had vetted.
He also said that while minister, he appointed perhaps
10 to 15 new employees to work for the ministry.
Saidan said he was under pressure to renew contracts
for 180 women who had never worked at the Ministry of Water, adding that a
network of corrupt people was discovered at the Ministry of Water.
Vice-president of the Anti-Corruption Commission
Osama Al-Muhaisen said that cases suspected of corruption were recorded in the rehiring
file. On
Monday, the Lower House approved referring a former minister of water and irrigation
to the Anti-Corruption Commission.
He added that the Anti-Corruption Commission asked the
minister, the human resources director, and all those involved in the case to
appear before it.
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