Saudi Arabia: Arrest of a retired major general from the Presidency of State Security

An official source in the Control and Anti-Corruption Authority in Saudi Arabia stated that the commission has initiated a number of criminal cases during the past period, and the regulatory procedures are being completed against its parties, including the suspension of a retired major general from the Presidency of State Security, a former advisor at the Ministry of Interior, and a retired dean from the Ministry of Interior.

The most prominent cases are as follows:

- The first case: In cooperation with the Presidency of State Security, 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 residents of Arab nationality (mediators) were suspended.

For the first and second founding an institution and obtaining through it a contract to supply electronic devices to the Ministry of Interior at an amount of (11,000,000) eleven million riyals, and the first paid an amount of (1,600,000) one million and six hundred thousand riyals for the third in exchange for awarding the contract.

The first received an amount of (7.000,000) seven million riyals in exchange for awarding a supply contract to a company at an amount of (23.485,000) twenty-three million four hundred and eighty-five thousand riyals, and an agreement with another businessman to obtain a percentage of the profits of supply contracts for his company in return for awarding it At the Presidency of State Security.

- The second case: the suspension of the former Director General of Financial and Administrative Affairs of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, and a businessman;

For the first to buy a property with a value of (8,639,100) eight million six hundred thirty-nine thousand and one hundred riyals, and upon learning 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 Commission and transferred its ownership in its favor at an amount of (13,822,560) thirteen million Eight hundred twenty-two thousand five hundred and sixty riyals.

- The third case: in cooperation with the General Authority of Customs, a citizen and (3) residents were arrested when they delivered an amount of (3,600,000) three million six hundred thousand riyals to a customs clearance office.

To facilitate the entry of two containers (tobacco products) without paying the due fees amounting to (10.465.177) ten million four hundred and sixty-five thousand one hundred seventy-seven riyals.

Case Four: In cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Minister Plenipotentiary who previously worked as an ambassador to an African country was suspended

Because he issued (203) visas in an irregular manner in exchange for an amount of (3.000) three thousand riyals for each visa, and the total amount obtained within a year amounted to (609,000) six hundred and nine thousand riyals.

Case Five: Suspension of a former ambassador and two employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

Because they obtained sums of money from companies contracting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in exchange for awarding contracts and following up the disbursement of their financial dues from the Ministry, as the total amount they obtained (9,200,000) was nine million two hundred thousand riyals.

- The sixth case: In cooperation with the General Authority for Zakat and Income, an employee of the Authority and an employee of the Execution Court have been suspended.

For the first to delete records registered on a businessman amounting to (221,243) two hundred twenty-one thousand two hundred forty-three riyals, and to schedule entries in the amount of (211,000) two hundred and eleven thousand riyals in an irregular manner, and the first paid an amount of (50,000) fifty thousand riyals to the second in exchange for canceling an execution order Against him.

Case Seven: Suspending an employee of a university;

Because he wrote checks from the university's bank account for an amount of (2,600,000) two million six hundred thousand riyals, and deposited them in his bank account in an irregular manner.

- The eighth case: the suspension of a former mayor in a governorate;

Because he directed the Grants Committee, of which he was chairman, to allocate (14) lands for his children and relatives in distinctive sites in that governorate.

The ninth case: arresting an employee of a university;

For obtaining an amount of (180,000) one hundred and eighty thousand riyals in installments from one of the operating companies at the university, in return for providing information to the company, facilitating its obtaining employment contracts, and facilitating the disbursement of the extracts of 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 in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior when the first received an amount of (75,000) seventy five thousand riyals, in exchange for their changing the testimony of witnesses in one of the cases pending with The court.

- The eleventh case: the arrest of two colonel officers working in the Navy, a retired officer, and a businessman;

Because the two officers obtained sums of money totaling (500,000) five hundred thousand riyals from the retired officer, in return for awarding contracts in the Navy to a company belonging to the businessman.

- The twelfth case: In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and the General Accounting Office, a former Secretary General of the National Commission for Drug Control was suspended.

For obtaining an amount (801,520) eight hundred and one thousand five hundred and twenty riyals, in return for awarding a contract to hold exhibitions on a company with the General Directorate of Narcotics Control.

The authority affirms that it is proceeding with implementing what the system stipulates the right of transgressors without complacency, and that it continues to monitor and control anyone who infringes on public money, or exploits the job to achieve his personal interest, or to harm the public interest and hold him accountable even after the end of his relationship with the job.

The fact that the crimes of financial and administrative corruption are not subject to statute of limitations.

The commission drew attention to the fact that Article (16) of the Anti-Bribery Law, as it stipulates that the briber or mediator be exempt from the original and ancillary punishment if he informs the authorities of the crime before its discovery.

The authority expressed its appreciation for the efforts of government agencies in combating financial and administrative corruption, and the development of policies and procedures that enhance the efficiency of performance and speed of achievement and blocking outlets of corruption, and praises the cooperation of those bodies with them, and the media for what is published in order to protect integrity, achieve the principle of transparency and combat corruption, and thank citizens And residents for their cooperation in reporting through the authority's available channels, including phone number (980), about any practices involving financial or administrative corruption that would undermine the state's efforts to support and enhance the comprehensive development process in light of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.

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