Nazaha says former govt officials jailed, fined in corruption cases

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Saudi courts issued judgments in several criminal cases against some former government officials and a number of citizens as well as residents, who were convicted for their involvement in corruption cases, an official source at Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said.

In one of the rulings, an employee at the Ministry of Municipal Rural Affairs and Housing, a student at a military college affiliated with the ministry of defense, and an Arab expatriate were convicted and handed jail terms with fines of up to SAR 170,000.

In another verdict, a commander of one of the security sectors at the Ministry of Interior with the rank of Major General was convicted of forgery, administrative misuse, abuse of the influence of the public office to achieve personal gains and engage in private business. He was handed an eight-year jail term and a fine of SAR 160,000.

Another officer with the rank of a major working who works in the same sector was convicted of forgery and administrative misuse. He was ordered to serve a two-year prison term and pay a fine of SAR 100,000.

A non-commissioned officer was also convicted of forgery and sentenced to three years in jail with a fine of SAR 200,000.

An officer with the rank of Brigadier General working in a different security sector affiliated with the Ministry of Interior, in association with the Major General in administrative misuse and engage in private business commerce, was given a two-year jail sentence and a fine of SAR 10,000.

A businessman who participated in administrative misuse and money laundering was also convicted and was imprisoned for four and half years and order to pay a fine of SAR 150,000. He also faces a ban from traveling outside the Kingdom for three years.