‎Nazaha initiates several criminal cases

Nazaha headquarters

The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) has recently initiated several criminal cases.

Among 19 cases, Nazaha said that two non-commissioned officers were arrested for participating with two residents (arrested) in submitting incorrect documents according to which SAR 1.30 million was illegally disbursed and shared.

With the cooperation of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), three residents were arrested for being caught while paying SAR 4,000 to a bank employee in exchange for depositing SAR 316,000 in cash in bank accounts belonging to commercial entities and transferring that money abroad.

Thorough investigations, it was found that a total of SAR 2.98 million was deposited in those accounts and were transferred abroad.

In the third cases, six residents, working in contracting companies with government hospitals in different regions, were arrested for stealing not intended for sale medicines and selling part of them inside the Kingdom and smuggling the other part abroad with an estimated value of SAR 1.03 million. In addition, SAR 165,000 in cash was found in their possession.

In the fourth case, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, a citizen was arrested for being caught in the act of paying SAR 30,000 to a forensic employee, in exchange for manipulating DNA samples to prove paternity.

In other cases, the Head of Security and Safety department in a private company was arrested for being caught on receiving SAR 30,000 out of a promised SAR 100,000, in exchange for not registering fines against a subcontracting company under the company he works for.

Further, an employee of a commercial entity affiliated with a local bank was arrested for being caught on receiving SAR 8,000, in exchange for illegally facilitating the disbursement of payments for a property loan.

Moreover, an employee working in the Ministry of Health was also arrested for receiving money from a citizen (arrested), in exchange for issuing medical reports for several patients of the mental health hospital.

Nazaha, in cooperation with SAMA, said a resident was arrested for being caught when paying SAR 3,000 to a bank employee, in exchange for opening account in the name of a commercial entity owned by a female citizen to use in transferring money abroad.

Nazaha will continue to apply the law, with zero-tolerance against corruption.