Saturday, January 8, 2022
Ministry of Interior announces arrests of 13,709 violators of residency, work and border security within 1 week from 30th December to 5th January
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 and governorates of the Kingdom, during the period from 30th December 2021 to 5th January 2022, leads to arrest 13,709 violators. Follow Saudi Expatriates on Pinterest
1. The total number of violators caught during the inspections all over the Kingdom amounted to 13,709, of which 7,118 are the violators of residence law, 5,015 violators arrested for the border security regulations, while 1,576 expats arrested for violating the Saudi Labor Law.
2. About 365 violators were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom, Of them 45% are Yemenis, 53% Ethiopians and 2% other nationalities, while 75 people were arrested while trying to cross the border out of the Kingdom. Trending : Saudi Arabia launches e-visa service for Cruise Tourists
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 94,175 of which 84,532 are men and 9,643 are women.
5. Total of 83,226 violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to get travel documents for deportation, 2,087 were referred to complete their travel reservations and 7,177 violators were deported. Similar : Friendly Settlement in Riyadh returns 4 million Riyals to worker
- 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 : Fine for violating social distancing and checking body temperatures can reach up to 100,000 on repeating it
