Saudi authorities detained 176 for involvement in corruption

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JEDDAH, 14 April, 2021 (TON): 176 citizens and expatriates, including government ministry employees have been detained for being allegedly involved in corruption.

those arrested include employees of the defense, interior, national guard, finance, health, justice, municipal, rural affairs and housing, education, transport, information, and human resources and social development ministries, as well as workers from Saudi Customs, the General Authority of the Red Crescent and the National Water Co., said the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha).

The authority called on Saudis to report suspicious activities involving financial or administrative corruption by contacting the toll free number 980, the email @nazaha.gov.sa or the fax number 0114420057.

However, Nazaha has continued to ramp up crackdowns on corruption, fraud and bribery in the Kingdom over the past year and have arrested many corrupts for forgery etc.

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