Al-Marsad Newspaper: The former Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Awaji revealed the details of the fact that he refused a bribe of 500 million riyals 46 years ago in order to facilitate an offer for a French company worth more than “7 billion” to implement the National Information Center project.
Al-Awaji said during his meeting on the “Al-Liwan” program: “After we decided to establish the National Information Center, we agreed with a French company, and we had a predilection for the French, not all Americans.”
He continued, “We started with them and wasted time, and their problem is that their project is 7 billion riyals, and we tried them, and they lost 3 million dollars, and we failed in them.”
He added: “The French delegate to one of my colleagues, a prophet, went to solve the problem, and in 500 million for me, the first thing that I settled was I spoke to the general manager and told him this Frenchman will not come tomorrow in the Kingdom. I spoke to the agent, who is a virtuous man with a conscience. One of the princes.
He continued: “The agent came to us and I sat with him and two assistants. I told him, “We are a prophet, we are bribery, and we are keeping the security of the people and their lands, and the security of the country. This is dangerous.”
