Oman Fugitive’s Twitter Claims Stir Ire Over Stalled Graft Fight - Bloomberg Business:
"A fugitive Omani businessman has reignited debate over suspicions of corruption in the oil-rich monarchy by alleging that top judicial officials demanded business favors while hearing his court case.
Mudhaher Al-Ajmi’s allegations on Twitter came as a gag order on reporting corruption trials fueled speculation among many Omanis that a once high-profile anti-graft campaign sought to end unrest rather than make the government more accountable. The public prosecutor, among those Al-Ajmi implicated, said his allegations are baseless.
The dispute has coincided with a slump in oil prices that underscores the urgency of luring foreign investment into Oman’s non-energy industries. The country will post a budget deficit of 10 percent of economic output this year, from a surplus of 3 percent in 2014, HSBC Holdings Plc estimates."
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