The Control and Anti-Corruption Authority has initiated a number of criminal cases during the last period, as legal procedures are being completed once morest those involved.
The authority affirmed that it continues to monitor and control anyone who encroaches on public money or exploits the position to achieve his personal interest or to harm the public interest, and to hold him accountable even following the termination of his relationship with the position.
Today (Tuesday), an official source stated regarding the most prominent seized cases, as follows:
The first issue:
suspending two consultant doctors; For having prepared medical reports during their work period, including that they had performed 18.9 thousand surgeries that they did not perform, and for claiming 87.33 million riyals from the hospitals in which they work for those operations, and for paying sums of money to doctors (who are not authorized to perform surgeries) to carry out these operations on their behalf.
The second issue:
Suspension of a retired employee from the secretariat of one of the regions; For obtaining during his work in the Municipality’s City Planning Department sums of money in exchange for approving plans in the governorate, and for not providing proof of the legality of the source of cash deposits in his bank accounts, which amounted to 81.23 million riyals.
The third issue:
Suspension of a former employee of a sub-municipality in one of the regions; For illegally awarding projects worth 10.94 million riyals to a commercial entity that is its actual owner.
Fourth issue:
In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, a lieutenant colonel working in the police of one of the governorates was arrested. For seizing an amount of 755.9 thousand riyals.
Fifth issue:
Suspension of the general manager, director of the accounting department, and director of human resources in the equestrian club in one of the regions; For their participation in the seizure of 579 thousand riyals from the club’s treasury.
Sixth issue:
Suspension of a cashier working in a medical complex affiliated with the Ministry of Health in one of the regions; For having seized an amount of 276.3 thousand riyals from the safety deposit box of the patients of the complex.
Seventh issue:
The arrest of an employee in the municipality of one of the governorates and an employee of the National Water Company in the same governorate for obtaining an amount of 200 thousand riyals from a businessman who was “suspended” in return for completing transactions related to him in an irregular manner.
Eighth issue:
Suspension of a civil status employee; For obtaining an amount of 149.1 thousand riyals from a citizen who was “detained” in exchange for issuing 3 national identities for his children in an irregular manner, and the citizen selling them for 300 thousand riyals.
Ninth issue:
In cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, two citizens were arrested. They offered 1,200 million riyals in exchange for filing a pending case with the General Directorate for Narcotics Control in one of the governorates, in which one of their relatives is accused.
Tenth case:
Arresting a resident in flagrante delicto the moment he paid 50,000 riyals in return for removing one of his relatives from the list of service suspension and travel ban.
AFor the eleventh case:
The arrest of the assistant director of the Ministry of Commerce branch in one of the governorates, at the moment he received an amount of 20,000 riyals out of the 80,000 riyals that was agreed upon, in return for filing a commercial cover-up case pending with the Ministry related to a commercial entity.
Twelfth issue:
Suspension of two employees working in health affairs in one of the regions; For having received 15,000 riyals in exchange for their promise to employ a citizen in health affairs.
Case Thirteen:
In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, an employee of the Saudi Comprehensive Technical and Security Control Company, which operates the “Saher” system, was arrested for obtaining an amount of 11,000 riyals from a citizen. In return for reducing the value of his traffic fines.
Case Fourteen:
The arrest of a resident in flagrante delicto the moment he received an amount of 8 thousand riyals; In exchange for obtaining health certificates for residents to work in a restaurant in an irregular manner with the help of his wife (a resident who was later arrested).
Case fifteen:
Suspension of the director of the land department in the municipality of one of the governorates; For paying an amount of two thousand riyals to an employee of the same municipality, he was “stopped” in return for issuing a technical report so that the first might change the location of 4 lands granted to citizens, and then the first transferred the ownership of the lands to himself.
Case Sixteen:
Arresting an officer with the rank of colonel in the police of one of the regions, an employee working in one of the companies operating in the airport, and the manager of a hotel; For their participation with a citizen who was “stopped” in enabling 89 expatriates to live in an irregular manner, and trying to enter the holy sites for the Hajj season 1443 AH.
Case seventeen:
In cooperation with the Public Prosecution, an employee working for the Public Prosecution Office in one of the governorates was arrested. For having divulged investigation secrets in a pending case with the Public Prosecution in favor of one of the accused in exchange for personal benefits.
Case Eighteen:
Suspension of a citizen and resident, for issuing a certificate of passing the medical examination to renew the driving license without the beneficiary attending the health center in exchange for sums of money.