2.49 PM Friday, 29 March 2024
  • City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
  • Dubai 04:56 06:10 12:26 15:53 18:37 19:52
29 March 2024

Three Saudi court employees held for corruption

Published
By Staff

Saudi authorities have arrested three employees at a court in a central town for alleged involvement in corruption, Okaz daily reported on Saturday.

Two of the arrested in the general court of Madinah work at the judge’s office while the third is based at the complaint section, the paper said.

It said the judge at that court has been on an indefinite leave and quoted Sheikh Fahd Al Mihaimieed, Head of the Madinah Courts, as confirming the arrests.

The arrests followed repeated calls by King Abdullah for intensified efforts to combat corruption in the world’s oil superpower.