Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) published an overview of 15 corruption cases it handled, including cases involving officers and government employees, on Wednesday.

According to the authority, it had initiated a number of criminal cases during the last period, stressing that legal measures are being taken against the accused.

1. In its report on these two cases, Nazaha clarified that they have arrested a former notary who now works as an employee of the General Court in one of the governorates for unlawfully amending several deeds in exchange for SR360,000 from the owner of the land scheme, allowing a clerk to approve purchases orders and powers of attorney along with completing ownership transfer procedures of a grant to a citizen without his presence. SR286,000 has also been transferred suspiciously to his bank account.

2. A second businessman was arrested by Nazaha for attempting to offer SR500,000 to a former judge through another businessman (mediator) who is also being held on a separate charge for the purpose of issuing a deed of endowment for the father of the first businessman.

3. In the third case the Authority confirmed that a Deputy Head of a Center, the Chair of the Infringement Committee affiliated to one of the regions, and two citizens were arrested, where the first accused enabled several citizens to illegally infringe on government land in exchange for money transfers to his mother's bank account, along with receiving SR13,000 in exchange for condoning these irregularities. The second accused, through his work as the Chair of the Infringement Committee, provided citizens with information about the confidential removal process and informed them about complaints against them for which he received SR100,000.

4. The fourth case involves a retired employee who abused his position shortly before his retirement as Head of the Lands Department in one of the regions by selling lands that had been granted to citizens without their knowledge, using forged powers of attorney, and illegally submitting 55 lands to citizens.

5. The fifth case in the authority's statement involved the arrest of an officer of the Ministry of Defense in one of the governorates for asking a citizen for SR40,000 in exchange for government medicine (not intended for sale). According to further investigations, a citizen (mediator), an employee, and a pharmacist who work in a government hospital were arrested after receiving SR68,000 in exchange for government medicine (not intended for sale).

6. The sixth case involves the arrest of a resident who had previously been deported for having paid SR40,000 to a mediator in his country who works in a flight reservation office who coordinated with an airport employee to allow him to enter the Kingdom.

7. On the seventh occasion, a government hospital employee was arrested after he was caught receiving SR10,000 in exchange for moving forward a surgery appointment.

8. Nazaha arrested a citizen in collaboration with the Interior Ministry for offering SR50,000 to a security officer of the Narcotics Control Department in one of the regions in exchange for his release after being caught using drugs.

9. Nineth case: Two residents and a mediator (resident) were arrested for receiving SR11,000 for finalizing the cancellation of an escape report on one of the residents.

10. Head of Projects Department at Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in one of the governorates was arrested for employing his father and some of his relatives in one of the contracting offices, without his father being present at the workplace, and for profiting from his father's SR3000 salary deposited into his own bank account for the whole contract period.

11. During another cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, a criminal investigation officer was arrested after receiving SR35,000 in exchange for completing paperwork illegally for a female citizen.

12. The Health Affairs employee in one of the governorates was arrested for stealing medicine from the health affairs warehouse, storing it, and selling it along with quantities of hashish.

13. The owner of a contracting company with the National Water Company in one of the regions was arrested after he was caught in the act of receiving SR5,000 in exchange for connecting a septic system to a citizen's house.

14. The police arrested four citizens, two of whom paid sums of money to the others to change their health status to immune without taking the vaccine.

15. A department employee was arrested for illegally approving paperwork in exchange for money with the cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Nazha stated that anyone exploiting public office to achieve personal gain or harm public interest will be held accountable, and that these crimes do not have a statute of limitations. The Authority will continue to enforce the law, with zero-tolerance for corruption.