Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 Officials Accused of Corruption to Jail

Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 Officials Accused of Corruption to Jail
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said onFriday that five officials accused of financial and administrative corruptionhave been given a 32-year collective prison sentence and were fined a total ofSR9 million.

In a statement, the public prosecution's office said that 300 items of evidenceagainst the defendants were found and funds in their personal bank accountswere seized.

The statement added that one of the officials was accused of receiving bribes,committing forgery, and exploiting his position to achieve personal gain. Hewas given a 12-year sentence and fined more than SR1 million.

Another official was convicted of receiving and possessing funds collected frombribery and engaging in trade despite being a public official.

Charges against the defendants included wasting public funds, unjust enrichmentand selling government property.

According to the demands of the Public Prosecution, the judicial verdicts alsoaffected some commercial entities, which were fined and deprived of signing anycontracts with any public authority for a period specified by the pertinentpenal regulations.

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