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المملكة: Including a military suspension and millions of riyals. "integrity" It reveals 11 criminal cases


The official spokesman for the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority stated that the Authority has initiated a number of criminal cases during the last period, and the legal procedures are being completed against the perpetrators.

The most prominent cases were as follows:
The first case:
In cooperation with the Public Investment Fund, a resident working as a project manager in one of the commercial entities affiliated with the Fund was arrested for obtaining an amount of (2,175,000) two million one hundred and seventy-five thousand riyals from two citizens. "They were stopped" They own a business entity and a resident works as CEO of another business entity "It has been stopped" In exchange for awarding a project to restore one of the company’s sites to a commercial entity, in addition to enabling the two commercial entities to obtain subcontract work in one of the projects.

The second case:
The arrest of an employee working in health affairs in one of the regions at the moment he received an amount of (500,000) five hundred thousand riyals, in exchange for facilitating the qualification procedures and awarding two projects in health affairs in the same region to one of the commercial entities for a total amount of (384,295,150) three hundred thousand riyals. One hundred and eighty-four million, two hundred and ninety-five thousand and one hundred and fifty riyals.

Through investigations, it was proven that the total amount agreed upon was (10,000,000) ten million riyals, of which an amount of (4,500,000) had previously been received, four million five hundred thousand riyals from the executive director of the commercial entity. "It has been stopped"The first handed over the amount to the Director of Engineering Affairs, the Assistant Director General of Engineering Affairs, and the Chairman of the Bid Examination Committee in the same health affairs department. "They were stopped"

The third case:
Suspension of three civil status employees in one of the regions for receiving an amount of (850,000) eight hundred and fifty thousand riyals in payments from a citizen. "It has been stopped" In exchange for registering births and issuing national IDs in an irregular manner.

Fourth case:
In cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, a retired non-commissioned officer was arrested for having, during his work at a police station in one of the governorates, seized an amount of (2,160,000) two million one hundred and sixty thousand riyals from the amounts seized in criminal cases.

Fifth case:
Arresting an employee working in the secretariat of one of the governorates at the moment he received the sum. (300,000) three hundred thousand riyals out of the agreed upon amount of (800,000) eight hundred thousand riyals, in exchange for facilitating and completing the procedures for issuing licenses and the regulatory chart for raw land in the same governorate.

Sixth case:
In cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, a non-commissioned officer working for the civil defense in one of the governorates was suspended for requesting sums of money from commercial entities in exchange for not issuing violations for not adhering to safety controls.

Seventh case:
In cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, a soldier working at a police station in one of the regions and two citizens were arrested for participating in and seizing an amount of (1,400,000) million and four hundred thousand riyals from a resident.

Eighth case:
An employee working in the secretariat of one of the regions was arrested for obtaining an amount of (20,000) twenty thousand riyals from a citizen. "It has been stopped" In exchange for facilitating the procedures for awarding a project to construct and develop a building for one of the municipalities, as he is a member of the bid screening committee. Financial payments in exchange for issuing building permits and building completion certificates in an irregular manner in cooperation with a resident "It has been stopped" He works for a contracting company.

The eleventh case:
Suspension of an employee working for the Development Authority of one of the regions because he employed his wife in one of the companies contracting with his employer and received monthly salaries without her being present.

The official spokesman for the Authority confirmed 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 to hold him accountable even after his relationship with the job ends, as Crimes of financial and administrative corruption do not have a statute of limitations, and the Authority is continuing to implement what the system stipulates against violators without tolerance.

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