Saudi Arabia Warns of Strict Penalties for Aiding Border Violators
The Ministry of Inside introduced that joint subject campaigns arrested 21,134 violators of residency, work, and border safety guidelines in only one week.
The Ministry launched the next outcomes:
1. Complete Violations Detected
A complete of 21,134 violators had been arrested, together with:
➤ 13,128 residency violators
➤ 4,826 border safety violators
➤ 3,180 labor system violators
2. Border Crossing Arrests
Authorities arrested 1,667 folks making an attempt to enter Saudi Arabia illegally. Their nationalities included:
🔘 42% Yemenis
🔘 57% Ethiopians
🔘 1% different nationalities
As well as, 31 folks had been caught making an attempt to go away the Kingdom illegally.
3. Arrests for Aiding Violators
4. Present Instances Below Processing
There are 31,091 expatriates presently present process authorized procedures, together with:
■ 29,538 males
■ 1,553 ladies
5. Journey and Deportation Procedures
🔹 22,071 violators had been referred to their embassies to acquire journey paperwork.
🔹 5,078 violators had been despatched to finish their journey bookings.
🔹 11,674 violators had been deported.
Extreme Penalties for Serving to Violators
The Ministry warned that anybody who helps border violators—by bringing them into the Kingdom, transporting them, hiding them, or offering any kind of help—faces as much as 15 years in jail, a effective as much as 1 million riyals, and the confiscation of automobiles or housing used within the crime. Public defamation can also be utilized.
Find out how to Report Violations
The Ministry urged the general public to report any violations:
👉 911 for Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and Japanese Province
👉 999 or 996 for all different areas of the Kingdom
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