Sunday, December 12, 2021
Saudi Arabia arrests 15,069 violators of residency, work and border security within 1 week from 2nd December to 8th 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 2nd December to 8th December 2021, leads to arrest 15,069 violators. Download Saudi Expatriates App for Android
1. The total number of violators caught during the inspections all over the Kingdom amounted to 15,069, of which 7,567 are the violators of residence law, 5,600 violators arrested for the border security regulations, while 1,902 expats arrested for violating the Saudi Labor Law.
2. About 438 violators were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom, Of them 66% are Yemenis, 29% Ethiopians and 5% other nationalities, while 23 people were arrested while trying to cross the border out of the Kingdom. Trending : No split payment allowed for arrears of work permit, expat levy, dependent fee
3. Nine 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 89,479 of which 81,158 are men and 8,321 are women.
5. Total of 78,154 violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to get travel documents for deportation, 2,338 were referred to complete their travel reservations and 7,700 violators were deported. Similar : This is the first Arab city to adopt 3 days off in a week
- 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 : Steps to object violations of precautionary measures through Absher
