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Director of Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS) Press Service Salim Swaleh. [Courtesy, X]
Director of Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS) Press Service Salim Swaleh is among individuals seized in a probe on an extortion ring targeting foreigners allegedly seeking favours from high ranking government officials.
Swaleh and his accomplices were arrested on Saturday by detectives who took the suspects to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters for grilling. By the time of going to press it was not clear whether they were still in custody.
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