Saudi Arabia arrests 241 in new corruption crackdown
757 suspects interrogated in criminal, administrative cases
Abu Dhabi: Saudi Arabia’s anti-graft authority has arrested 241 people — citizens and expatriates — for alleged involvement in corruption, the authority said.
The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said that the accused included employees of the ministries of interior, health, municipal and rural affairs and housing, education, and human resources and social development as well as the Saudi Customs and the Saudi Post.
The officials were charged with bribery, abuse of power and forgery. They were arrested during as many as 263 inspection raids, carried out by the Nazaha teams last month.
The arrest of the suspects was made after carrying out investigations into the alleged role of 757 people. Nazaha said that the legal procedures are being completed prior to referring them to courts.
The authority called on everyone to report, in the event of noticing any suspicious activities involving financial or administrative corruption, by phone email or via the website.