Saudi: Government officials, employees charged with corruption

Forty-eight government officials and employees in Saudi have been charged with corruption, according to the anti-graft authority.

The charged worked for the ministries of defense, interior, justice, municipal and rural affairs and housing, education, and environment, water and agriculture.

The charges made against them include bribery, abuse of power and forgery.

Seventeen other citizens and expatriates were also arrested for their involvement in corruption, the authority added.

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