Nazaha investigates 454 employees, detains 174 for corruption in October

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote integrity and combat corruption within government entities, the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) handled a number of criminal and administrative cases during October 2026.

In an official statement released today, the authority said it had investigated 454 employees and detained 174 on corruption charges, some of whom were later released on bail. Nazaha also conducted 2,662 inspection tours last month.

According to the statement, the suspects and detainees were from four ministries: Interior, Education, Commerce, and Municipalities and Housing. Nazaha accused them of bribery and abuse of office.

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