An official source in the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority stated that the Authority has initiated a number of criminal cases lately, and legal procedures against the accused are underway.
The most prominent cases were:
1st case: With the cooperation of the Presidency of State Security and the Saudi Central Bank, a bank employee was arrested for accepting gifts, travel and accommodation expenses from a citizen and a resident who were also arrested, in exchange for depositing cash of unknown source amounting to 7,000,000 SR in bank accounts belonging to a commercial entity. The investigations revealed that the total money deposited in the accounts of the commercial entity by the citizen and the resident in banks operating in the Kingdom amounted to 136,000,000 SR transferred outside the Kingdom within 5 months.
2nd case: A resident working in an Engineering Consulting Office in one of the regions was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 400,000 SR as a first payment of an agreed upon 2,800,000 SR in exchange for illegally finalizing the procedures of issuing a building permit for an industrial workshop complex. The investigation revealed the involvement of a municipality employee who was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 1,000,000 SR as well as arresting another resident involved in the process.
3rd case: A resident working as an engineer in one of the telecommunication companies and two residents (mediators) were arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 225,000 SR out of a promised 450,000 SR in exchange for extending the contract of installing the company’s networks with a certain commercial entity.
4th case: A resident was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 162,000 SR from an owner of a warehouse, in exchange for reducing a fine on the warehouse. The investigation revealed that the beneficiary of this amount is the Director of Technical Affairs in the municipality (arrested) who had illegally received a total of 1,000,000 SR, which he used to buy real estate.
5th case: An employee in a municipality of one of the governorates was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 150,000 SR out of a promised 250,000 SR in exchange for approving a pass from a municipal committee on an illegal building.
6th case: An employee in the 8th grade at the Security and Safety Department of the Health Affairs in one of the governorates was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 50,000 SR in exchange for facilitating the procedures of submitting a security and safety requirements project implemented by one of the commercial entities. A resident (mediator) was also arrested for negotiating with the entity.
7th case: A resident working as a Medical Operations Analyst in one of the charitable associations was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 15,000 SR in exchange for issuing an approval from the association to take care of all the medical treatment expenses of one of the residents.
8th case: The Director of the Reports and Violations Department in a Municipality of one of the governorates was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 5,000 SR in exchange for the removal of a referral notice placed on the building and allowing the owner to continue renovating it without obtaining a valid license from the municipality.
9th case: A municipal inspector in one of the governorates was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 1,000 SR in exchange for not fining a workshop for not having a valid license.
10th case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, two employees of the Traffic Department in one of the governorates and 4 tow truck drivers (residents) were arrested, for receiving 3,000 SR per month in exchange for handing over radio equipment to the residents to use in locating accidents on the roads and tow the damaged vehicles.
11th case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, two non-commissioned officers working in the Traffic Department in one of the governorates were arrested for stealing collected funds from traffic accidents as compensation to the owners of damaged vehicles and not submitting those funds to them.
12th case: An employee in a municipality of one of the governorates, was arrested for illegally selling sand from the areas under his supervision.
13th case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, 3 non-commissioned officers working in the Traffic Department of one of the regions, and a resident, were arrested for selling impounded motorcycles to the resident after disabling the surveillance cameras.
14th case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Defense, an employee working in an affiliated hospital in one of the regions was arrested for receiving money in exchange for issuing sick leaves.
15th case: A superintendent working in a school was arrested for receiving money from residents to register their children in the school.
16th case: An employee in the Ministry of Health and 2 citizens (mediators) were arrested for receiving money in exchange for modifying the health status of a number of citizens to (immune) without taking the vaccine.
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 any corrupt practices.