Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Courts in the Kingdom looked into 300 money-laundering cases last year, Alsharq newspaper reported Friday quoting Justice Ministry sources. In Jazan alone, the courts reviewed 75 cases while in Abha there were 65 cases. Riyadh and Jeddah courts handed down sentences in 37 cases whereas in the Eastern Province courts looked into 32 cases. Courts in other parts of the Kingdom looked into an average of two cases last year. The sources said defendants who are found guilty of money laundering are sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison and a SR5 million fine while their ill-gotten wealth is be confiscated. In cases where it has been proved that the guilty party ran an organized gang or used weapons, abused his powers as a government official or used women and children, the guilty person will be sentenced to 15 years in prison and face a SR7 million fine.
