Saudi Authorities Arrest Over 15,200 in Residency and Labour Operations
Saudi Arabia arrested more than 15,200 people in the past week as it looked to stop residency, labour and security breaches.
The announcement was made by the Ministry of Interior in a social media post identifying 15,201 arrests between September 28 and October 4.
The Ministry said the arrests were made by multiple security agencies in the Kingdom during the past week.
The arrests included:
- 9,233 residency violations
- 4,271 border security rule violations
- 1,697 labour law violations
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior also said 527 people had been arrested attempting to cross borders into the Kingdom. Meanwhile, 14 were apprehended while trying to exit the country.
Anybody attempting to aid illegal entry into KSA faces a 15-year jail term and a fine of up to SR1 million ($267,000).
خلال أسبوع.. ضبط 15201 مخالف لأنظمة الإقامة والعمل وأمن الحدود.
— وزارة الداخلية (@MOISaudiArabia) October 7, 2023
#وطن_بلا_مخالف pic.twitter.com/yrY4fwyKlE
The Kingdom currently has 44,462 people facing procedures regarding residency, border security and labour law violations, including:
- 39,218 referred to their embassies to obtain travel documents
- 1,748 referred to complete reservations
- 8,058 deported