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Saudi judge arrested for taking a bribe
Saudi Arabia has announced the arrest of a judge for taking a bribe.
Judge Ibrahim Al Juhani was caught taking SR500,000 to find in favour of a citizen in a case in Madinah, the kingdom’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said.
Authorities said the judge was “promised a total sum of SR4 million” from the citizen to close a pending case.
Work is underway to complete the legal procedures against the judge in accordance with the regulations.
The kingdom’s anti-corruption body said it would take action against anyone exploiting their position with actions that harm “public interest”.