Saudi Nazaha: 122 People Involved in 'Health Status Modification' Case

Saudi Nazaha: 122 People Involved in 'Health Status Modification' Case
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Saudi Nazaha: 122 People Involved in 'Health Status Modification' Case

Saudi Nazaha: 122 People Involved in 'Health Status Modification' Case

Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced on Thursday it was completing the prosecution of criminal cases regarding the illegal modification of health statuses, pointing to the involvement of 122 persons in the case.

Earlier this month, Nazaha, said on Twitter that it had monitored advertisements on social networking sites which offered to modify people’s health status from “infected” to “unvaccinated”, “vaccinated with the first dose” and finally “immunized”, in an attempt to circumvent government restrictions on unvaccinated people.

Nazaha said 122 people, including health officials and brokers, were arrested for bribery, forgery and money laundering after they were involved in the case.

On its Twitter account, Nazaha said: “The Authority would like to clarify that after expanding its search and investigation to date, 122 accused individuals were proven involved and all of them admitted to their accusations as follow: nine employees of the Ministry of Health, who are in charge of modifying the statuses were accused of bribery, forgery, and money laundering; 92 individuals, who managed to change their health statuses, were accused of bribery, participation in forgery and money laundering; and 21 mediators coordinated and received bribery, participated in forgery and money laundering.”

“Given that these actions and violations have a dreadful negative impact on the efforts made by the government in combating this pandemic, the Authority affirms on the continuation to pursue the employees, mediators and beneficiaries who are involved in this, and is firmly proceeding with the application of what the law rules against them,” it added.



GCC Secretary-General Meets with UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi - SPA
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi - SPA
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GCC Secretary-General Meets with UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi - SPA
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi - SPA

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi Tuesday met with United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif Al Nahyan at the General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh on the occasion of the end of his tenure.

During the meeting, the secretary-general expressed his gratitude for the ambassador’s efforts throughout his tenure and for his effective role in strengthening the distinguished brotherly relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, SPA reported.

 

He also praised Sheikh Nahyan’s contributions to enhancing cooperation and integration between the two countries across various fields, reflecting the deep strategic ties that unite their leaderships and peoples.

Albudaiwi also commended the ambassador's role in supporting joint Gulf action toward greater interdependence and cooperation, wishing him continued success and prosperity in his future assignments.