MAHAYIL ASIR: A senior government official in his forties has been arrested by the Administrative Intelligence in Mahayil Asir Governorate for allegedly forging official documents. An informed source told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that the official, whose name is being withheld by the reporters of two newspapers, is working in a service administration capacity and deals directly with the public. It is alleged that he tampered with a residential permit of a foreign worker working for his wife and changed it into another name. The source said the official has confessed to his crime and has been referred to Abha General Prison in preparation for trial. Major Abdullah Aal-Shathan, Spokesman of Mahayil Police, has refused to comment on the case because it does not fall within the police's jurisdiction.
