Saudi Arabia Detains 130 Officials in Nationwide Corruption Probe

Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority, known as Nazaha, has detained 130 individuals following a series of investigations into financial and administrative crimes. The crackdown targeted employees across several government departments and private citizens allegedly involved in bribery, forgery, and money laundering. The arrests followed 373 oversight rounds conducted by the authority. According to official data, the suspects include employees from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. The legal proceedings are now underway to refer the cases to the competent courts. Scope of Investigations The investigation covered a broad spectrum of criminal activities, with charges ranging from the abuse of public office to financial embezzlement. Nazaha confirmed that the 130 detainees were processed after sufficient evidence was gathered during the monitoring phase. The authority has not yet released the names of the individuals or the specific amounts of money involved in the alleged crimes. The crackdown is part of a broader, multi-year…