According to an official source from the Control and Anti-Corruption Authority, several criminal cases have been initiated recently, and the perpetrators are being brought to justice. Some prominent cases include: the arrest of a resident who obtained 6.6 million riyals by irregularly modifying professions of expatriate workers and canceling final exit visas; the arrest of a university employee who stole 6.5 million riyals by adding bank accounts to student reward statements; the arrest of a resident who forged bank checks issued by the Execution Court and stole 8.8 million riyals; and the arrest of several individuals who offered and awarded fake projects, resulting in a loss of 1.4 million riyals.
Other cases include the seizure and sale of medicines, seizure of funds from a bank account, bribery of passport officials, and attempting to smuggle gold bars out of the country. The Commission stressed that it will continue to monitor corruption and hold those responsible accountable, even following they leave their positions. It also emphasized that financial and administrative corruption crimes do not have a statute of limitations. The Commission will continue to implement necessary actions once morest offenders without sympathy.
Al-Marsad newspaper: An official source in the Control and Anti-Corruption Authority stated that the authority has initiated a number of criminal cases during the last period, and regular procedures are being completed once morest the perpetrators, and the most prominent cases were as follows:
The first issue: In cooperation with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, a resident was arrested; For obtaining an amount of (6,600,000) six million six hundred thousand riyals, in exchange for completing service procedures related to the Ministry (modifying the professions of expatriate workers, canceling the final exit visa) in an irregular manner by entering the Ministry’s system using the powers granted to one of its employees to work remotely. “He was suspended” (it was found that the employee was arrested pending a criminal case during the period of completing the transactions), as he handed over his mobile phone, on which verification messages were received that enable him to enter the Ministry’s systems, to the resident through one of his colleagues in the Ministry, who handed over the phone to the resident for use, as he reached The total number of transactions that took place (5663) resulted in non-payment of fines and fees incurred from those operations in favor of the state treasury, amounting to (75,751,371) seventy-five million seven hundred and fifty-one thousand three hundred and seventy-one riyals, and through the results of investigations and research and investigation procedures, the (3) citizens; For playing the role of mediator in receiving transactions and the financial consideration for completing them in an irregular manner, in return for obtaining an amount of (800,000) eight hundred thousand riyals.
The second issue: The arrest of an employee at a university for having, during his tenure as director of the Department of Remuneration for Male and Female Students at the University, appropriated an amount of (6,496,304) six million four hundred and ninety-six thousand three hundred and four riyals by adding bank accounts in the male and female students’ rewards statement in the name of his wife and two of his brothers.
The third issue: Arresting a resident for appropriating an amount of (8,841,000) eight million eight hundred and forty-one thousand riyals from the bank account of the Execution Court by forging bank checks issued by the court and handing them over to a citizen and two residents (who were suspended) and disbursing them and obtaining a percentage of those amounts.
Fourth issue: Arresting the director of self-resources, the director of financial affairs in health affairs in one of the regions, the director of maintenance and operation in a hospital in the same region, and a resident who works as an executive director of a commercial entity, for offering fake projects and awarding them to the commercial entity, disbursing their value without implementing them on the ground, and sharing their value, which amounts to (1,416,253) One million four hundred and sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty-three riyals.
Fifth issue: The arrest of a businessman and his brother who works in the General Administration of Education in one of the governorates; Because the former, in agreement with several commercial entities, awarded a number of projects for the General Administration of Education in the same governorate, through his brother, in return for sharing the sums of those projects without implementing them on the ground, as the total amounted to (1,685,000) million, six hundred and eighty-five thousand riyals.
Sixth issue: Arresting a former assistant to the director of health affairs for engineering projects in one of the governorates, for having, during his tenure, authorized a commercial entity owned by one of his relatives in a manner that violates the system to implement projects belonging to the General Directorate of Health Affairs and to pay the dues of the institution for those projects amounting to (927,350) nine hundred and twenty-seven thousand three hundred and fifty riyals, and for that he received the amount of (432,270) four hundred and thirty-two thousand, two hundred and seventy riyals.
Seventh issue: Arresting four residents working in the Medical Supply Department of the General Directorate of Health Affairs in one of the regions; For having seized and sold medicines from the medical supply warehouse, the value of which is estimated at (306,461) three hundred and six thousand, four hundred and sixty-one riyals.
Eighth issue: The arrest of two employees working in the Education Department in one of the governorates, for having seized an amount of (57,073) fifty-seven thousand and seventy-three riyals from the bank account of the Education Department by transferring it to their bank accounts with incorrect payment credentials.
Ninth issue: The arrest in flagrante delicto of a resident working for a commercial entity the moment he receives an amount of (100,000) one hundred thousand riyals out of (400,000) four hundred thousand riyals agreed upon in return for completing the procedures for disbursing financial extracts to a contracting company with the commercial entity in which he works.
Tenth case: In cooperation with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, a resident was arrested for attempting to smuggle (8) gold bars out of the Kingdom through an airport and offering him two gold bars to the customs officer following he seized them in exchange for allowing him to pass and disregarding the rest of the quantity in his possession.
Eleventh case: In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, a resident was caught in flagrante delicto the moment he received an amount of (30,000) thirty thousand riyals in exchange for canceling fines once morest a resident in the system of the General Directorate of Passports, and it was proven through investigations that a non-commissioned officer working in the passports of one of the regions “was suspended” in canceling fines in an illegal manner and obtaining sums of money for it.
Twelfth issue: The arrest of an employee working in the municipality of one of the governorates, the moment he received an amount of (13,000) thirteen thousand riyals in exchange for not issuing a violation once morest a commercial entity.
Case Thirteen: The arrest in flagrante delicto of a resident working in one of the engineering offices accredited by the secretariat of one of the governorates the moment he received the amount of (5,000) five thousand riyals out of (15,000) fifteen thousand riyals agreed upon in exchange for lifting the suspension of a commercial activity license belonging to a citizen.
Case Fourteen: The arrest of a resident working for a contracting company with the National Water Company in one of the governorates, the moment he received an amount of (3,000) three thousand riyals in exchange for delivering water to a house in an irregular manner.
Case fifteen: The arrest of an engineer (resident) who works for a contracting company with the National Water Company while receiving an amount of (2,500) two thousand and five hundred riyals from a citizen in return for reducing the consumption of his water meter.
Case Sixteen: In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, a resident working for a company operating the periodic technical inspection of cars and vehicles in one of the regions was suspended. For taking a vehicle license without checking it.
Case seventeen: In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, a number of citizens and residents in separate areas were arrested for offering sums of money to security men in exchange for their release and failure to take legal measures once morest them for violations they committed.
The Commission affirms that it continues to monitor and control anyone who encroaches on public money or exploits the job to achieve his personal interest or to harm the public interest and hold him accountable even following the termination of his relationship with the job, since financial and administrative corruption crimes do not fall under the statute of limitations, and that the Commission continues to implement what the system requires once morest transgressors. without complacency.
The Control and Anti-Corruption Authority has been working tirelessly to combat corruption and hold those responsible accountable for their actions. The recent criminal cases initiated by the authority highlight the severity of corruption in various sectors, including education, healthcare, and commercial entities. The perpetrators have been brought to justice through regular procedures and legal action, showcasing the authority’s commitment to upholding the law and protecting the public’s interest. The Commission vows to continue its efforts in monitoring and controlling anyone who encroaches on public money and exploiting their job for personal gain. The fight once morest corruption never rests, and the authority will continue to implement the necessary measures to hold transgressors accountable.
