What is the role of the National Audit Office (NAO) in Bahrain's constitutional architecture?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. An independent financial audit body reporting directly to the King and Parliament
- Step 1: Established under Decree Law No. 16 of 2002, the National Audit Office is an independent oversight authority.
- Step 2: It audits public ministries, state agencies, and government-owned commercial companies.
- Step 3: It publishes an annual public report highlighting financial infractions, waste, and irregularities, submitting findings to the King and the National Assembly.
Answer
An independent financial audit body reporting directly to the King and Parliament.
Why not the others: It is not a criminal extradition court, sovereign wealth fund (Mumtalakat), or petroleum ministry (Bapco).
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