Nazaha initiates several criminal cases

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Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) recently initiated several criminal cases. Legal procedures against the accused are underway.

Among 14 cases, Nazaha said, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice a judge was arrested on receiving SAR 670,000 out of SAR 1 million to end a lawsuit under consideration in the court.

An employee at an industrial college was also suspended for embezzling SAR 1.49 million in monthly bonuses allocated for students. The employee manipulated the disbursement records and added bank accounts belonging to relatives and acquaintances.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, a notary public and a citizen in one of the provinces were suspended for receiving SAR 4.46 million in exchange for unlawfully transferring ownership of land in the province.

In another case, a Major in the General Directorate of Prisons in one of the regions was arrested while receiving SAR 60,000 out of SAR 100,000 from the representative of a foreign detainee. The payment was in exchange for releasing the detainee from prison and avoiding deportation.

In coordination with the Ministry of Interior, a non-commissioned officer at a police station was suspended for receiving SAR 100,000 from residents in exchange for shelving their case and not referring it to the Public Prosecution.

Nazaha added that an employee of a company contracted with a government authority was arrested red-handed while receiving SAR 150,000 from the owner of a commercial entity contracted for a maintenance project for the authority. This payment was received for processing financial dues worth more than SAR 800,000 owed by the company.