Hayfa Al-Zahrani Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Kingdom's courts looked into 496 prostitution cases in the last 10 months, the majority of which involved expatriates living in the Kingdom, according to a report posted on the Ministry of Justice's website. There were 55 such cases each in Jeddah and Riyadh. In Dammam and Al-Khobar the courts looked into nine and four cases respectively. There were three cases each in Al-Kharj and Tabuk, while two were heard in Unaizah, Jazan, and Al-Ahsa each. There were 245 prostitution cases in the Kingdom involving men, with Saudis accounting for 18.2 percent. There were 251 cases involving women, with Saudi women accounting for 10 percent. Earlier, it was revealed that Saudi courts had reviewed 317 money laundering cases since the beginning of the year. Jazan topped the list of cities with the most cases with 75, followed by Abha (55), while Riyadh and Jeddah stood third with 38 cases each, local media reports said. Some of the cases relate to individuals who were detained at border points for carrying large sums of money that they did not disclose to authorities. The law states money laundering is punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison and a SR5 million fine, or either one of the two.
