Sunday, December 5, 2021
Saudi Arabia arrests 14,519 violators of residency, work and border security within 1 week from 25th November to 1st December
The joint field campaigns to follow up and control violators of the residency, work and border security regulations carried out by departments of security forces and Jawazat, which took place in all regions of the Kingdom, during the period from 25th November to 1st December 2021, leads to arrest 14,915 violators. Like and Follow Saudi Expatriates on Facebook
1. The total number of violators caught during the inspections all over the Kingdom amounted to 14,915, of which 7,413 are the violators of residence law, 5,398 violators arrested for the border security regulations, while 1,708 expats arrested for violating the Saudi Labor Law.
2. About 381 violators were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom, Of them 57% are Ethiopians, 40% Yemenis and 3% other nationalities, while 17 people were arrested while trying to cross the border out of the Kingdom. Trending : 1st phase of E-Invoicing comes into effect in Saudi Arabia
3. 7 people were arrested who were involved in transporting, operating and providing shelters to the violators of residency, work and border regulations and covering them up.
4. The total number of violators, who are currently subject to punitive measures, accounted to 88,511 of which 80,587 are men and 7,924 are women.
5. Total of 77,501 violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to get travel documents for deportation, 1,837 were referred to complete their travel reservations and 8,193 violators were deported. Similar : Cancellation of 50 years age limit for Abroad pilgrims
- The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia confirmed that anyone who facilitates the entry of violators of the border security system into the Kingdom, or transports them within it, or provides them with shelter, or provides them with any assistance or service in any way will exposes them to below penalties.
- Imprisonment of up to 15 years, a fine of up to 1 million riyals, and seizure of the means of transportation and housing used for shelter, in addition to defaming it, and made it clear that this crime is one of the major crimes that require arrest, calling everyone to report any violation cases to the number 911 in the regions of Makkah and Riyadh, and 999 and 996 in all regions of the Kingdom. See Also : Four procedures to be followed while arriving directly from 6 countries to Saudi Arabia
