Amman, Sept. 15 (Petra) -- A former Greater Amman Municipality employee was detained for 15 days pending investigation after allegedly embezzling approximately JD149,000, the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Commission said Tuesday.

The commission's public prosecutor ordered the employee's detention at the Marka Reform and Rehabilitation Center on embezzlement and forgery charges after investigations uncovered the alleged misappropriation.

//Petra// NQ