The Control and Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated 227 criminal cases during the last period, which were subsequently arrested and investigated with 374 citizens and residents. Work is underway to refer those who have been proven guilty to the competent court to take the legal action against them.

Among the most prominent of these cases came a major corruption case that profits from the public office, and the exploitation of employment influence, for a number of employees of the municipality of one of the governorates in the Riyadh region, where the suspicious amounts of money exceeded 50 million riyals

Here are the details of the case :

Information was available indicating that there is a suspicion of corruption, profits from the public position, and the exploitation of employment influence, for a number of employees of the municipality of one of the governorates in the Riyadh region, and by taking the necessary measures, the information was proven correct about (5) employees and inflated in their bank accounts, and they are an employee in the (fourteenth) rank. He is currently working as an agent for municipal affairs in the municipality of one of the regions and a former director of the governorate’s municipality, an employee in the tenth rank works as a director of the procurement and contracts department in the municipality, an employee in the eighth rank works in the procurement department in the municipality, and an employee in the ninth rank works in the financial affairs department in the municipality And an employee (contracted) working for the municipality

After confirming the accuracy of the information, the necessary orders were obtained from the Investigation and Criminal Prosecution Unit to arrest them and search their homes, as cash amounts totaling approximately 46 million riyals, 360,000 in various foreign currencies, and 2.5 million riyals (prepaid) cards were found. For shopping in a food store, the value of 149,000 riyals is fuel cards (prepaid), (5) gold bars, and (6) pieces of a weapon (pistol).

And it was proved through the following investigation procedures:

- The first accused confessed to bribery, forgery, and exploitation of the influence of the public office for the purpose of illegitimate material gain, exploitation of government contracts for his personal interests, and embezzlement of public money, through the exploitation of municipal resources for his benefit, money laundering, and the total sums obtained amounted to 20 million riyals, which were used in He bought real estate and luxury vehicles, and found 1.5 million riyals in cash at his home.

- The second accused confessed to bribery, forgery, and abuse of the power of the public office for the purpose of illegitimate material gain, exploitation of government contracts for his personal interests, and embezzlement of public money by exploiting municipal resources for his benefit, money laundering, by using the sums obtained in buying real estate using the names of his family members. And luxury vehicles, and an amount of 35 million riyals in cash was found at his home, of which 4.5 riyals belonged to the first accused.

- The third accused confessed to bribery, forgery, and exploitation of the power of the public office with the aim of illegitimate material gain, by facilitating the first accused and the second accused obtaining contracts for institutions belonging to their acquaintances, and the exploitation of municipal resources in their favor, and money laundering by using the sums obtained in the purchase of real estate and luxury vehicles, An amount of 5.4 million riyals in cash was found at his home.

- The fourth defendant admitted to bribery, and the exploitation of the influence of the public office with the aim of illicit material gain, by facilitating the exploitation of the first accused and the second accused of municipal resources in their favor, and money laundering, by using the sums obtained in the purchase of luxury real estate and vehicles, and an amount of 1.7 million riyals in cash was found at his home.

- The fifth accused confessed to bribery, embezzlement of public money and money laundering through the exploitation of his family relationship with the second defendant who contracted with him to work in the municipality with a monthly salary of 7,000 seven thousand riyals, discharging him from work and handing him cash amounts totaling 20 million riyals, with the purpose of Buying a luxury vehicle and investing it in real estate trading, as 30 real estate (land) were purchased in the name of the fifth accused, part of it developed and sold, and this resulted in an amount of 6 million riyals, of which an amount of 4 million riyals is available in his bank account, and an amount of more than 2 has been found. One million riyals in cash at his home.

SOURCE AKHBAAR24