KSA arrests ex-officials of its Dhaka embassy, Bangladeshis over visa scam

News Desk :
Saudi authorities made several arrests including two ex-officials of its Dhaka embassy and a number of Bangladeshi nationals for their alleged involvement in corruption related to work visas of the gulf nation.
The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority of Saudi Arabia, also known as Nazaha, arrested two employees of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Interior for allegedly forcing a resident to sign a SR23 million ($6.1 million) financial commitment to a foreign investor, in exchange for receiving SR60, 000 from an investor, reports Arab News.
“The names of those arrested are Sergeant of the Court Security (Riyadh region police) Metab Saad Al-Ghnoum, Corporal of the Special Missions Forces in Riyadh Hatem Mastoor Saad bin Tayeb, and Palestinian investor Saleh Mohammed Saleh Al-Shalout,” the authority said in a statement.
“Upon further investigation, several residents were also arrested,” including Bangladeshi residents Ashraf Uddin Aknad, Almgeer Hussain Khan, Shfeeq Alislam Shah Jahan, it added.
The arrests also include Bangladeshi residents Mohammed Nasser Uddin Noor, owner of a recruitment office in his home country, Zaid Uosied Mafy, Abulklam Mohammed Rafeeq Alislam, Aziz Alhaq Muslim Uddin, and visitor Alameen Khan Shahid Allah Khan “for their involvement in illegal visa trading and money smuggling outside the Kingdom.”