Five Saudi officials have been sentenced to jail after they were convicted of bribery, wasting public funds, misusing power and acquiring illicit wealth, a statement said.
The five received sentences adding up to a total of up to 32 years.
The public prosecutors had gathered more than 300 pieces of evidence against the defendants and presented them to the court, the statement, published by the Saudi Press Agency, said.
They were also ordered to pay fines of more than nine million riyals, around 867 million Naira. The court also ordered the confiscation of funds in their personal bank accounts.
Among those convicted is an official who was arrested while taking a bribe to approve some irregular measures, besides participating in the falsification of documents.
He was sentenced to 12 years in jail and ordered to pay a fine of one million Royal.
