An official source in the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority stated that in addition to the press release issued on 1/7/2021 regarding monitoring ads on social media by people who modify the health status illegally to (infected- not immune- Immune by first dose- immune) in exchange for sums of money, and that the Authority immediately began its procedures and the involved in the Ministry of Health and the mediators (citizens and residents) were arrested, as well as the people who modified their health status.
The Authority would like to clarify that after expanding its search and investigation to date, (122) accused individuals were proven involved and all of them admitted to their accusations as follow:
- (9) employees of the Ministry of Health who are responsible of modifying the statuses were accused of bribery, forgery, and money laundering; (7) male employees and (2) female employees.
- (92) individuals who managed to change their health statuses were accused of bribery, participation in forgery and money laundering; (57) male citizen, (19) female citizen, and (16) residents.
- (21) mediators coordinated and received bribery, participated in forgery and money laundering; (8) male citizen (1) female citizen and (12) residents.
Given that these actions and violations have a dreadful negative impact on the efforts made by the government in combating this pandemic, the Authority affirms on the continuation to pursue the employees, mediators and beneficiaries who are involved in the case of modifying the health statuses, and is firmly proceeding with the application of what the law rules against them.