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: An executive of one of the government companies was arrested for abusing his authority for personal gain. 2nd case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, an officer with the rank of Brigadier was arrested for receiving 450,000 SR from a company in exchange for facilitating its contracting procedures with the ministry (the owner and the CEO of an Arab nationality were arrested). He received 12,000 SR from a resident in exchange for promising him to issue necessary permits to enable him to perform Hajj, and for issuing a fake approval from the Ministry for a hotel to host a special occasion, in addition, to his participation with two citizens (mediators) and an employee of the Ministry of Justice and a notary (all arrested) for illegally completing the procedures of transferring a land ownership in exchange for 12,500,000 SR. 3rd case: A former employee at the Department of Lands and Properties who also acted as a representative of the Municipality for transferring ownerships in the notarial offices, was arrested for forging, and transferring deeds of (4) residential property to commercial plots with a market value of 10,000,000 SR, 2 plots were transferred to the ownership of the Head of the Safety and Security Department of the Municipality, the remaining 2 were transferred to the ownership of the mother of a friend of the first accused. 4th case: An employee of a Municipality in one of the regions was arrested for requesting 1,500,000 SR from a female citizen in exchange for illegally completing the procedures of expropriating a land, as well as requesting 50,000 SR from a citizen in exchange for illegally completing the process of issuing a deed for (6) villas. 5th case: A resident was arrested for being caught in the act of paying 20,000 SR out of a promised 180,000 SR, in exchange for issuing (30) qualification and approval certificates (for driving heavy equipment for oil and gas industry). 6th case: A retired employee from a company was arrested for receiving 180,000 SR from another company in exchange for renewing the company’s contract, disbursing its dues, and ignoring violations in its contracts. 7th case: An officer at the General Directorate of Civil Defense in one of the regions was arrested for stealing sums of money amounting to 160,000 SR by providing incorrect receipts of payments. 8th case: A resident was arrested for being caught in the act of receiving 20,000 SR out of a promised 100,000 SR in exchange for illegally completing a real estate financing transaction for a citizen. 9th case: 3 citizens were arrested for paying 64,000 SR, in exchange for illegally adding individuals to the family registry, claiming that they are their children. 10th case: 2 citizens working in a Municipality of one of the regions and 2 residents (mediators) were arrested for receiving sums of money ranging from 250 SR to 10,000 SR in exchange for illegally finalizing procedures of licenses for commercial shops. 11th case: An employee in a Municipality of one of the governorates was arrested for seizing equipment belonging to a company inside the municipal garage and requesting 5,000 SR to be delivered to a citizen (a mediator), who was arrested in the act of receiving that money in exchange for not issuing violations against the company. 12th case: A security guard working in a deportation center in one of the regions was arrested for receiving 5,000 SR from a resident, in exchange for not deporting his son. 13th case: A police officer in one of the governorates was arrested for issuing incorrect criminal record belonging to his brother (arrested). 14th case: An employee in the General Administration of Education in one of the regions was arrested for illegally employing his daughters in law. 15th case: 2 residents working in a contracting company with the Saudi Electricity Company were arrested, for being caught in the act of tampering with the reading of electricity meters for some subscribers, in exchange for a fee, to reduce the cost of electricity consumption. 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.