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21 September 2026
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The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority initiates several criminal cases.

An official source in the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority stated that the Authority has initiated several criminal cases lately, and legal procedures against the accused are underway. The most prominent cases were: 1st case: 2 consultants were arrested for preparing medical reports, stating that they performed (18,953) operations, which they did not actually do; demanding from hospitals 87,336,296 SR, while paying money to unauthorized doctors to perform those surgeries instead of them. 2nd case: A retired employee from a Municipality was arrested for receiving money in exchange for approving land plans, during his work in the Municipality’s City Planning Department, as well as having deposits in his bank accounts, which amounted to a total of 81,234,439 SR, without providing legitimate justifications for the sources of those deposits. 3rd case: Former employee in a sub-municipality in one of the regions was arrested for illegally awarding projects of 10,944,387 SR to a commercial entity he owns. 4th case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, an officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel working at the Police Department in one of the governorates was arrested for stealing 755,900 SR. 5th case: A General Manager, Head of the Accounting Department, and Manager of Human Resources at an Equestrian Club in one of the regions were arrested for their participation in stealing 579,072 SR from the club's budget. 6th case: A safe deposit box keeper working in a medical complex, affiliated with the Ministry of Health, in one of the regions was arrested for stealing 276,333 from the safe deposit box of the patients. 7th case: An employee at a Municipality, and an employee of the National Water Company, were arrested for receiving 200,000 SR from a businessman (arrested) in exchange for illegally finalizing paperwork procedures. 8th case: An employee at the Civil Affairs was arrested for receiving 149,150 SR from a citizen (arrested) in exchange for illegally issuing (3) IDs for his children, in which the citizen sold for 300,000 SR each. 9th case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, 2 citizens were arrested for offering 1,200,000 SR in exchange for closing a case, for one of his relatives, filed at the Directorate of Narcotics Control in one of the governorates. 10th case: A resident was arrested, for being caught in the act of paying 50,000 SR in exchange for lifting the suspension of services and travel ban for a relative. 11th case: An Assistant to the Head of the Ministry of Commerce branch in one of the governorates was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 20,000 SR out of a promised 80,000 SR, in exchange for him to ignore violations and to close a commercial concealment case. 12th case: 2 employees working at the Health Affairs, were arrested for receiving 15,000 SR in exchange for their promise to employ a citizen in the Health Affairs. 13th case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, an employee of the Saudi Technology and Security Comprehensive Control Company (operating company of Saher), was arrested for receiving 11,000 SR from a citizen, in exchange for reducing the value of his traffic fines. 14th case: A resident was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 8,450 SR with the assistance of his wife (a resident who was arrested later), in exchange for illegally issuing health certificates for residents to allow them to work in a restaurant. 15th case: Head of the Lands Department in a Municipality was arrested for paying 2,000 SR to another employee at the same municipality (arrested), in exchange for issuing a technical report so he could change the location of (4) lands and transfer their ownership to himself. 16th case: An officer with the rank of Colonel in a Police Department of one of the regions, an employee working in one of the operating companies at the airport, and manager of a hotel were arrested, for participating with a citizen (arrested) in enabling (89) residents to live illegally and attempt to enter the holy sites for Hajj season 1443H. 17th case: With the cooperation of the Public Prosecution, an employee at the Public Prosecution in one of the governorates was arrested, for disclosing confidential information about a case and its investigation in exchange for personal benefit. 18th case: A citizen and a resident were arrested, for illegally issuing medical examination certificates to renew driving license in exchange for sums of money. Nazaha affirms on the continuation to pursue anyone who exploits the public office to achieve personal gain or harm public interest in any way, and that the accountability extends far beyond the retirement of individuals, as these types of crimes have no statute of limitations. The Authority will continue to apply the law, with zero-tolerance against corruption.
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