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Saudi Arabia Monitors Developments in Niger with ‘Great Concern’

Demonstrators gather to protest the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the Presidential Guard in Niamey on July 26, 2023. Photo by AFP)
Demonstrators gather to protest the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the Presidential Guard in Niamey on July 26, 2023. Photo by AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Monitors Developments in Niger with ‘Great Concern’

Demonstrators gather to protest the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the Presidential Guard in Niamey on July 26, 2023. Photo by AFP)
Demonstrators gather to protest the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the Presidential Guard in Niamey on July 26, 2023. Photo by AFP)

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry has said Riyadh is following with “great concern” the developments in Niger, after presidential guards blocked President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital, Niamey.

The Ministry affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness for Niger’s security, stability, and the integrity of its institutions.

It also affirmed “full solidarity with the people of Niger” and called on “all parties to give priority to the voice of reason, wisdom and supreme national interest.”

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Saudi Arabia Receives Internationally Wanted Citizen in Corruption Cases from Russia

The headquarters of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Nazaha)
The headquarters of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Nazaha)
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Saudi Arabia Receives Internationally Wanted Citizen in Corruption Cases from Russia

The headquarters of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Nazaha)
The headquarters of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Nazaha)

Saudi Arabia received from Russia on Friday an internationally wanted citizen, Abdullah bin Awadh Aidah Al-Harthy, for committing financial and administrative corruption crimes.

The move was possible in light of the memorandum of understanding signed between the Kingdom’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) and Russia’s Public Prosecution in the field of combating cross-border corruption crimes.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office had responded to a formal request made by the Nazaha regarding the extradition of a wanted citizen for trial, said an official source at Nazaha.

The response underscores the commitment of both states to upholding the rule of law, strengthening international cooperation, and addressing cross-border corruption crimes, thereby ensuring that corrupt actors are not granted impunity.

Nazaha also acknowledged the GlobE Network's and INTERPOL's roles in pursuing persons involved in corruption crimes and denying them safe havens.

The authority reiterated its commitment to prosecuting those responsible for corruption crimes, both domestically and internationally. It vowed to ensure accountability in line with legal and regulatory frameworks and work to recover any assets and proceeds from committing such crimes to the state's treasury.