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2 weeks ago

Three Individuals Arrested for Stealing and Burning Vehicle in South Al Sharqiyah

Muscat: Three people have been arrested for stealing a vehicle and setting it on fire in the Wilayat of Masirah, South Al Sharqiyah Governorate. Royal Oman Police (ROP) said in a statement :”The South Sharqiyah Governorate Police Command arrested three people on charges of stealing a vehicle and setting it on fire in the Wilayat of Masirah. The legal procedures are being completed against them.”

2 weeks ago

Travel Agency Owner Jailed for Consumer Rights Violation: CPA

Muscat – Court in Muscat Governorate has delivered significant judicial rulings against a commercial establishment operating within the travel and tourism sector and its official representative. This legal action follows the successful investigation of 26 formal complaints lodged by consumers who had engaged the firm to coordinate tourism programmes, including international travel, hotel accommodations, and transportation services. Despite the complainants settling their payments in full, the establishment failed to deliver the promised services, exacerbated by persistent delays and a total breakdown in communication. The company eventually ceased operations, leaving the affected clients unable to recover their funds or receive their contracted services. Upon reviewing the evidence provided, which included signed contracts and financial receipts, the court found the establishment and its representative guilty of violating the Consumer Protection Law, as promulgated by Royal Decree No. 66/2014, and its associated executive regulations. Consequently, the presiding judge imposed a six-month prison sentence upon the representative of the establishment. Furthermore, the defendants were ordered to pay financial fines totalling RO5,200, at a rate of RO100 for each of the 26 cases. The court also mandated a full refund of amount paid by the consumers and ordered the defendants to cover the costs of […]

2 weeks ago

Two Expats Arrested for Theft: ROP

Batinah – Royal Oman Police (ROP) apprehended individuals involved in two separate criminal incidents across the Batinah governorates. In the South Batinah Governorate, police arrested a person of Arab nationality who stole a vehicle in Rustaq. The incident occurred after the vehicle’s owner stopped to assist the suspect following a road traffic accident; the individual then fled the scene with the vehicle towards Musannah. Legal procedures are currently underway against the suspect. Separately, the Royal Oman Police in the North Batinah Governorate arrested an individual of Asian nationality for stealing gold jewellery from the residence of another person of the same nationality in Liwa. Official legal proceedings are being completed against the accused in this case as well. © 2021 Apex Press and Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Mesdac

2 weeks ago

One Arrested in Taif After Seizure of Huge Cache of Drugs

RIYADH — The General Directorate of Narcotics Control seized 845,087 amphetamine tablets hidden inside cardboard sheets in the Eastern Province. A Saudi citizen, the intended recipient of the consignment, was arrested in Taif. The seizure was part of the Ministry of Interior’s efforts to combat narcotics and its work to monitor smuggling and trafficking activities that target the Kingdom’s security and its youth. Security authorities urged citizens and expatriates to report any information they may have regarding drug smuggling or trafficking activities by calling the number 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, the number 999 in the rest of the Kingdom, or the General Directorate of Narcotics Control’s hotline at 995, or via email at 995@gdnc.gov.sa. All reports will be treated with complete confidentiality, and the whistleblower will bear no responsibility, the directorate emphasized.

2 weeks ago

Bahrain Dismantles IRGC-Linked Network; 41 Suspects Detained

The Advocate General and Head of the Terror Crimes Prosecution stated that the Public Prosecution has commenced investigations into the dismantling of the main organization linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the ideology of Wilayat al-Faqih. The organization was allegedly formed by members of the dissolved Islamic Scholars Council and was engaged in promoting the ideology of Wilayat al-Faqih and its extremist concepts, advocating loyalty to the Supreme Jurist in Iran above loyalty to the homeland and its constitutional system. According to the statement, the organization aimed to facilitate Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain through exerting influence over mosques, mourning halls (ma’atems), and religious seminaries (hawzas), and by exploiting their platforms to disseminate its ideology, alongside delivering inflammatory sermons against the interests of the nation. The group is also accused of recruiting individuals to join its activities, study the doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqih in Iran, and promote it within Bahrain. The investigations further revealed allegations that the organization sought to marginalize and intimidate religious scholars who opposed the doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqih, issuing religious rulings against them, subjecting them to ideological intimidation, and, in some cases, threatening the use of violence. […]

2 weeks ago

Nazaha Arrests 160 Government Employees Over Corruption Charges

RIYADH — The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced on Monday that a total of 160 government employees were arrested in connection with corruption charges during the last month of May. The arrests followed inspection tours, investigation of the suspected cases and initiation of a number of criminal and administrative cases. Last month, Nazaha conducted 2,365 inspection tours across the Kingdom in addition to approximately 15,000 inspection tours in the holy sites and service facilities during the Hajj season. “These inspection tours resulted in the investigation into suspected cases of 480 employees and the arrest of 160 among them. Some of the arrested were released on bail,” it said. Those who were arrested included employees from the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, as well as from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority. The charges against them included bribery and abuse of official positions.

2 weeks ago

Non-compliant tyres worth OMR13,000 seized in Al Dakhiliyah

Muscat: The judicial officers at the Consumer Protection Department in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate seized more than 500 tyres that did not conform to applicable standards and specifications during routine inspection visits to tyre retail outlets. The total value of the seized tyres was estimated at OMR13,000. The data displayed on the tyres was found to be inconsistent with the information stated on the Gulf Standard Specification label in terms of the manufacturing date. The tyres were marked as being manufactured in 2026, whereas the information shown on the specification label indicated that they were manufactured in 2024. It was subsequently discovered that the specification labels attached to the tyres had been affixed to facilitate their sale. This constitutes a clear violation of the Consumer Protection Law, its Executive Regulation, and the decisions and circulars regulating tyres. Accordingly, all seized items were confiscated and the necessary legal procedures were completed against the violating establishment. The Consumer Protection Authority affirmed its commitment to intensifying efforts to combat unlawful practices and prevent the circulation of unsafe products in the market, thereby contributing to the enhancement of a safe and stable consumer environment. The Authority also called upon members of the public to report […]

2 weeks ago

Asian National Held for Jewellery Theft in Liwa

Muscat: An Asian national was arrested by the North Al Batinah Governorate Police Command for stealing gold jewellery from the residence of another person of the same nationality in the Wilayah of Liwa.

2 weeks ago

Driver Steals Car From Man Who Offered Help After Accident in Oman

MUSCAT: The South Al Batinah Governorate Police Command of the Royal Oman Police arrested an Arab national accused of stealing a citizen’s vehicle after the owner stopped to assist him following a traffic accident in Rustaq Governorate. According to police, the suspect had been involved in a traffic accident when the citizen pulled over to offer help. The accused allegedly took possession of the vehicle and fled the scene. Authorities said the suspect drove the vehicle to Al-Masna’ah Governorate, where he was later apprehended by police. The Royal Oman Police confirmed that legal procedures against the suspect are currently being completed.

2 weeks ago

Five Jailed Over BD75,000 Bank Fraud in Bahrain

The First High Criminal Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling sentencing an Egyptian defendant and two others to five years in prison after convicting them of fraudulently obtaining more than BD 75,000 from a bank using forged documents. According to case details, the defendants posed as government employees and submitted forged salary certificates and bank statements to obtain vehicle loans, taking advantage of the bank’s reliance on unverified applicant information. The court stated that the first defendant falsely claimed to be a doctor with a monthly salary of BD 2,000, while the other two claimed to be engineers in government entities with salaries of BD 1,700 each, supported by forged documents and seals attributed to the Ministries of Health and Works. Based on these documents, the first defendant obtained a vehicle worth BD 29,500, the second a vehicle worth BD 16,700, and the third two vehicles worth BD 29,700. The defendants later defaulted on repayments, and it was discovered that the vehicles had been taken out of Bahrain. The court found them guilty of forging official and private documents and using them to defraud the bank and unlawfully obtain funds. The court also ordered the confiscation of the […]

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