The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has accused some officials and employees at the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) in the Eastern Province of misusing public funds.
Nazaha referred its investigation results regarding financial and administrative irregularities allegedly committed by SEC employees to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution, according to a statement on its website.
The Kingdom’s anti-corruption body said it found irregularities in eight contracts worth more than SR80 million, which were intended to purchase licenses to implement an electronic program to unify the company’s systems.
The commission said in a statement that it had identified a number of financial and administrative irregularities conducted by the SEC executives, including a former executive, and employees in the Eastern Province.
The irregularities included the purchase of licenses without providing a feasibility study, a mechanism to determine the number of licenses, or a detailed list of certified prices.
In addition, the accused employees allegedly provided false information for justifying the signing of the SR80 million worth contracts.
Other irregularities included contracting a number of foreign consultants to work on tasks that were already prepared.
Those accused allegedly signed contracts with their relatives and changed the types of licenses without clarifying these types. They are also alleged to have made changes to the discount rate value, adjusting the value of the contract many times — making the SEC pay more money.
Some employees were also accused of violating the procedures of passports and residence systems in the Kingdom.
