Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority announced the initiation of several criminal cases, on Tuesday. Legal proceedings against the accused are underway.
According to the tweet from the authority, there are 18 prominent cases involving consultants, municipality employees, officials as well as other workers and employees.
The first case mentioned includes two consultants who were arrested for preparing allegedly false medical reports claiming amounts from hospitals for over 18,000 surgeries.
The second case reported involves a retired municipality employee who was arrested for approving land plans in exchange for money amounting to a total of SR81,234,439.
Similarly, 16 other cases was detailed in the Twitter thread by the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority.
It was concluded that “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,” and “the authority will continue to apply the law, with zero-tolerance against corruption.”
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