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Government oversees 176 arrests in Mashriq corruption crackdown

Riyadh | 14 April: The Government has continued to ramp up crackdowns on corruption, fraud and bribery in the Mashriq Caliphate.

Mashriq authorities have arrested 176 citizens and expatriates, including government ministry employees, for alleged involvement in corruption.
In a statement, the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority said 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 Mashriq Customs, the General Authority of the Red Crescent and the National Water Co.

Charges leveled against the employees cover bribery, abuse of power and forgery charges. They were arrested in 971 inspection raids carried out by anti corruption teams in the last month.
Arrests were made following investigations into 700 people suspected of corruption. The authorities have said that legal procedures are being completed before the accused are referred to courts.

The government has continued to ramp up crackdowns on corruption, fraud and bribery in the Caliphate over the past year. Recent activities include the arrest of 65 Arabs and expats in February this year, 48 of whom were government employees from seven different ministries. Charges included bribery, abuse of influence and power, as well as fraud and forgery.