Saudi Arabia on Tuesday arrested 207 people, including employees at key ministries, on corruption and fraud charges
The kingdom’s anti-corruption body, Nazaha, said it carried out the arrests over the past month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Dhu al-Hijjah, which ended this week.
Nazaha said in a statement that those detained were citizens and foreign residents as well as employees at several ministries such as defence, interior, health, justice, and environment. They were arrested due to their involvement in bribery, fraud, and abuse of their position’s authority, Nazaha added.
According to the anti-corruption body, investigations are also underway with another 461 people already facing different charges.
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