Details of the imprisonment and fine of a female citizen and her resident husband for committing a commercial cover-up crime in Riyadh

Al-Marsad newspaper – SPA: The Ministry of Commerce announced the issuance of a final court ruling against a Saudi woman who was involved in the crime of commercial concealment by enabling her resident husband of Syrian nationality to engage in commercial activity through the citizenship institution.

the offense

The details of the case refer to the Ministry receiving a report about a case of cover-up in a contracting establishment in Riyadh, where it became clear that the woman’s husband had enabled one of his relatives (his cousin) to engage in contracting activity in Riyadh. Accordingly, the three violators were referred to the judiciary; In accordance with the provisions of the anti-cover-up system.

Judicial ruling

The Criminal Court in Riyadh issued a final judicial ruling imposing a prison sentence of 6 months for each convict separately, a fine of 60,000 riyals, and defamation at their expense, in addition to the ancillary penalties prescribed by law, namely closing the facility, liquidating the activity, writing off the commercial registry, and preventing them from practicing Commercial activity, collecting zakat, fees and taxes, and expelling the third convict who has been concealed from the Kingdom, and not allowing him to return to work there.

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