Saudi sheep deal not corrupt, had 'significant shortcomings', report findsSUPPLIED Auditor General Lyn Provost has released her report into the Government's Saudi sheep deal. A report into the Government's controversial $11.5 million deal to set up a sheep farm in Saudi Arabia has found "significant shortcomings" in how the deal was presented to Cabinet ministers. ​READ MORE:* What you need to know about the Government's deal with the Saudi businessman* Govt blocks Saudi sheep papers again* Auditor General to investigate Saudi sheep controversyIn her report, Provost said she shared the concerns of many Kiwis about how the deal was put together. Supplied Saudi Arabia businessman Hmood Ali Al Khalaf, left, was at loggerheads with the Government over its live sheep exports ban. STRINGER Foreign Minister Murray McCully has been under pressure over the Saudi sheep deal.

Source: Stuff November 02, 2016 00:13 UTC