An official source in the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority stated that the Authority initiated number of criminal cases lately, and legal procedures against the perpetrators are underway.
Most prominent of which were as follow:
The first case: in cooperation with the Presidency of State Security, the arrest of a retired major general from the Presidency of State Security, a former advisor at the Ministry of Interior, a retired brigadier general from the Ministry of Interior, and (2) businessmen and (2) residents of Arab nationality (mediators). The first and the second established an enteprise and obtained through it a contract for the supply of electronic devices with the Ministry of Interior at an amount of (11.000.000) riyals, and the first paid an amount of (1.600.000) riyals for the third in exchange for awarding the contract.
The first also received an amount of (7.000.000) riyals in exchange for awarding a supply contract to a company at an amount of (23.485.000) riyals, and agreed with another businessman to obtain a percentage of the profits of the supply contracts with the Presidency of state security in exchange for them to be awarded to his own company.
The second case: the arrest of the former Director General of the Financial and Administrative Affairs of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, and a businessman; where the first bought a property with a value of (8.639.100) riyals, and upon learning that the Red Crescent Authority’s need for real estate, he transferred the ownership of the property to the second, and then submitted the property to the Authority and transferred its ownership to it for an amount of (13.822.560) riyals.
The third case: in cooperation with the General Customs Authority, a citizen and (3) residents were arrested when they delivered an amount of (3.600.000) riyals to a customs clearance office, in order to facilitate the entry of two containers that has (tobacco products) without paying the due fees of (10.465.177) riyals.
The fourth case: in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a plenipotentiary minister who had previously worked as an ambassador to a country in Africa was arrested; because he issued (203) visas in an irregular manner in exchange for an amount of (3.000) riyals for each, and the total amount obtained by him, within one year, amounted to (609.000) riyals.
The fifth case: the arrest of a former ambassador and two employees in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; for obtaining sums of money from contracting companies with the Ministry in exchange for awarding contracts and following up on the disbursement of their financial dues from the Ministry, as the total amount they received reached (9.200.000) riyals.
The sixth case: in cooperation with the General Authority of Zakat and Tax, an employee of the Authority and an employee of the Execution Court have been arrested; where the first deleted registered entries on a businessman amounting to (221.243) riyals, and scheduled entries of an amount of (211.000) riyals in an irregular manner, while paying (50.000) riyals to the second in exchange for canceling an execution order against him.
The seventh case: the arrest of a university employee; for writing checks from the university's bank account for an amount of (2.600.000) riyals, and deposited them to his bank account in an irregular manner.
The eighth case: the arrest of a former governorate municipality head; for directing the Grants Committee, of which he was chairing, to allocate (14) lands (in prime locations) for his children and relatives in that governorate.
The ninth case: the arrest of a university employee; for obtaining an amount of (180.000) in installments from one of the operating companies at the university, in exchange for providing information to the company, facilitating its work in obtaining operational contracts, and the disbursement of the financial statements for the company.
The tenth case: in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, two non-commissioned officers, one of them at the General Directorate of Passports and the other at the General Directorate for Narcotics Control in one of the regions were arrested, red handed, when they received an amount of (75.000) riyals, in exchange for them to change the testimony of witnesses in one of the cases in the court.
The eleventh case: the arrest of two navy colonel officers, a retired officer, and a businessman; for obtaining sums of money amounting to (500.000) riyals from the retired officer, in exchange for awarding contracts in the Navy to a company that the businessman owns.
The twelfth case: in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and the General Court of Audit, a former Secretary General of the National Anti-Narcotics Committee was arrested; for obtaining an amount of (801.520) riyals, in exchange for awarding a contract to hold exhibitions on a company premise with the General Directorate for Narcotics Control.
The Authority affirms on the continuation to pursue anyone who exploits the public office to achieve personal gain or harm the public interest in any way possible, and that the accountability extends far beyond the retirement of any individual, as the crimes of financial and administrative corruption have no statute of limitations, and that it will apply what the law rules against the violators with zero tolerance.
It in addition notes that Article (16) of the Anti-Bribery Law exempts the briber or mediator from the original and ancillary penalties if he/she informs the authorities of the crime before its discovery.
The Authority also appreciates the efforts of government entities in fighting financial and administrative corruption and the development of policies and procedures that promote speedy achievements which shut any inlets for corruption, and it commends the cooperation of those entities and the media on their effort in promoting integrity, transparency and fighting corruption, and it would like as well to thank the citizens and residents in reporting through its available channels, including the toll free number (980) for any practices involving financial or administrative corruption that would undermine the efforts of the government to support and promote the path of comprehensive development in light of Vision 2030. It also extends its thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz - may Allah protect them - for the unlimited support to the Authority in order to exercise its jurisdiction and perform its tasks in fighting financial and administrative corruption in all its forms and manifestations.