A responsible source from the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority "Nazaha" in Saudi Arabia stated that "a citizen, Saad bin Ibrahim Al-Yousef - a retired Colonel from the Presidency of State Security - was arrested at the moment he received a check for 30,000,000 thirty million Riyals from an agreed amount of 100,000,000 one hundred million Riyals, in exchange for claiming to resolve a case of financial and administrative corruption pending with the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority related to a businessman."
In detail, the officer exploited the information available to him during his previous work period, with the assistance of the resident/ Amina Mohammed Ali Abdullah - of Yemeni nationality - who claims to hold a government position and to be a member of the ruling family in a Gulf state. She committed forgery of a letter that included a royal order to mislead the businessman into believing their claims. Together, they collected an amount of 80,000,000 eighty million Riyals from citizens, claiming to invest it in state projects, with the help of two other residents, Mohammed Saleem Atifa (Syrian nationality) and Adel Najmuddin (Sudanese nationality). They proceeded to purchase properties inside and outside the Kingdom, as well as buy valuable items and smuggle them abroad.
The aforementioned individuals have been detained pending the investigation, and legal procedures are underway against them. The authority confirmed that it continues to monitor and apprehend anyone who encroaches on public funds or exploits their position for personal gain or to harm public interest, and that the authority is committed to applying the necessary legal measures against offenders without leniency.
This case marks the first following the approval of the Saudi Cabinet for the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority system, with the official newspaper Um Al-Qura publishing the details of the system, which includes 24 articles outlining the authority's operational mechanisms and procedures.
