The Control and Anti-Corruption Authority has clarified that it has initiated a number of disciplinary and criminal cases that fall within its jurisdiction since the issuance of the Royal Decree No. (A/277) dated 15/4/1441 AH, which approved the organizational and structural arrangements related to fighting financial and administrative corruption, where it commenced an administrative investigation with (475) employees as a result of violating duties of the public office, and it also started a criminal investigation and heard (1294) statements from people, and (386) person were arrested -according to the criminal procedures law- to accuse them of financial and administrative corruption cases represented in a number of crimes such as Bribery, embezzlement, waste of public money, exploit of position, and misuse of administrative procedures. The financial total amounts which the accused admitted to is estimated to 170 million Riyals, and work is underway to refer them to the competent court.
The Authority is proceeding with the implementation of its powers in accordance with the principle of the rule of law, and regulations application against anyone who waste public money or violates his/her job duties established by law. The Authority also notes that the violations of employees in their job duties are not in accordance with the approach that government institutions follow in providing services to citizens and residents, that has a degree of administrative flexibility and procedural facilitation which are in line with the regulations in a way that meets the public interest and the aspirations of our leadership, may Allah protect them.