RIYADH — The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority announced on Tuesday another series of criminal cases initiated by the authority over corruption charges. The source said that legal procedures against the accused individuals are under way. The source highlighted most prominent cases in a press release issued by the authority. First case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of National Guard, a Maj. Gen., along with three retired officers holding the rank of a Maj. Gen., were investigated for their illicit activities during their work at the ministry, where they received installments amounting to SR212,222,000 from an owner of a local company representing foreign companies. Second case: A director of the Projects Management contracting company was arrested for paying financial installments of SR24,000,000, and SR500,000 in the form of travel expenses for government employees and their family members, in return for manipulating the quantities and requirements of government projects. A retired Lt. Col., a retired Brig. Gen. in the Presidency of State Security and a retired government employee, in the 13th rank in the Ministry of Interior, were arrested. Also investigated was another retired Maj. Gen. of the Ministry of National Guard for receiving SR2,000,000 in cash as well as an uncashed check of SR50,000,000. Another retired employee from the Ministry of Interior was investigated for receiving paid travel expenses from the company. Third case: A retired Colonel of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority and a citizen were arrested for the involvement of the retired General in contacting individuals accused of corruption, claiming that he had kept their cases from processing in exchange for financial bribes (to be received by the involved arrested citizen). Fourth case: Two employees of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority were arrested for breaching their official duties. Fifth case: A noncommissioned officer of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority was arrested for contacting a citizen claiming that there was a corruption case against him, in order to pressure him to drop a filed lawsuit against the employee's relative. Sixth case: A former vice rector was arrested after authorities discovered a substantial increase in his bank accounts amounted to SR13,000,000 and 19 real estate properties (received by contracting commercial entities with the university. Seventh case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, a military personnel entrusted with ammunition depot, along with two citizens, were arrested for allowing the said citizens to have unauthorized obtainment of 12,467 bullets in return for SR51,000. Eighth case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, three military officers and a resident (detained for violating the residency law) were arrested due to the officers releasing the resident from a police department in exchange for a bribe of SR15,000. Ninth case: A noncommissioned officer in a regional Police Department (assigned to work in the Infringement Removal Committee) was arrested for a substantial increase of SR30,000,000 in his bank accounts, these deposits came from the officer selling random lands, with no deeds. 10th case: A former head of the Review Board in one of the General Courts was arrested for receiving SR2,000,000 from an owner of a property (also arrested), in exchange for completing the ownership transfer process of a land owned by a Cooperative Association. 11th case: Head of a charity association was arrested for awarding projects (amounting to SR6,000,000) to commercial entities that he owned, as well as financing his entities' capital from the association's funds. 12th case: An employee of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development was arrested for receiving an installment of SR20,000 out of a promised SR40,000, in exchange for expediting the finalization of a filed report of absence on a resident. 13th case: A municipality employee and an owner of a government paperwork clearance (expeditor) office were arrested for receiving SR13,000 in exchange for removing two fines imposed for violating COVID-19 precautionary measures. 14th case: With the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, a noncommissioned officer was arrested for stealing SR460,485, which was supposed to have been used for subsistence allowance for prisoners. 15th case: A doctor working in a government hospital was arrested for establishing a private at-home clinic, utilizing the hospital's laboratories for his private practice, as well as benefitting from illegally selling medication from the hospital's pharmacy. 16th case: An employee of the Ministry of Commerce was arrested, after being caught in the act of receiving bribes from the owner of a commercial entity, in exchange for removing violations against the entity. 17th case: A bank employee and a citizen were arrested for disclosing customer data to the citizen, in exchange for a financial bribe. 18th case: Two employees within the Ministry of Education were arrested for illegally adding SR211,412, from the ministry's payroll account, to a paycheck of one of the accused individuals. 19th case: In coordination with the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, an engineer working in the commission was arrested for receiving a bribe from an executive director of a company in exchange for information related to a future procurement project. 20th case: Two citizens were arrested for assaulting a public employee (head of a Municipality), attempting to force him to expedite their application illegally.
