Shortly after midnight, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) carried a news card quoting MP Abu Turab al-Tamimi, referring to general directors who had been arrested, saying care must be taken in selecting competent replacements for them in order to dry up the sources of corruption in state ministries and institutions. The card's graphic carries the logo of the Oil Products Distribution Company alongside the outlet's watermark. The evidence does not state al-Tamimi's factional affiliation, does not name the arrested directors or the ministries involved, and no other collected source carries the remarks.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated20 Aug, 03:07
“MP Abu Turab al-Tamimi, referring to the general directors who were arrested: care must be taken in selecting competent replacements for them, to dry up the sources of corruption in state ministries and institutions.”
النائب ابو تراب التميمي في اشارة للمدراء العامين الذين تم اعتقالهم يجب العناية بإختيار الاكفاء كبدلاء عنهم لتجفيف منابع الفساد في وزارات الدولة و مؤسساتها
Watch: names of the replacement directors and the ministries or state companies concerned; confirmation of which body ordered the arrests; a parliamentary bloc publicly sponsoring particular candidates; or further Badr Organization media carriage of the same line — any of these moves this file.