Seven Dead in Jeddah Building Collapse
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority, Nazaha, has arrested several individuals after a residential building collapsed in Jeddah's Al-Faisaliyah neighborhood on May 30, 2024, killing seven and injuring eight. The tragedy resulted from corrupt practices in issuing building permits, involving high-ranking officials and an intermediary contractor, who falsified documents for one dollar twenty-five thousand. All culprits are detained as Nazaha pledges zero tolerance for corruption.
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) has arrested several individuals following the collapse of a residential building in Jeddah's Al-Faisaliyah neighborhood on May 30, 2024.
The incident resulted in seven deaths and eight injuries, with investigations revealing corrupt practices in the issuance of building permits.
The building owner, Firas Hani Al Turki, Deputy Minister for Shared Services at the Ministry of Culture, ignored municipal instructions to halt construction.
Through his legal representative, Fahad Hussein Ali Sanba, and an intermediary contractor, Mohammed Salim Ahmed Al Hussaissi, they obtained a falsified building permit for an additional two floors and an upper annex.
An employee from an engineering consultancy office, owned by Majed Mohammed Jameel Bushnaq, requested SR50,000 for the fraudulent paperwork, leading to the building's collapse.
Nazaha confirmed all those involved have been detained, committing to strict enforcement against corruption.
The incident resulted in seven deaths and eight injuries, with investigations revealing corrupt practices in the issuance of building permits.
The building owner, Firas Hani Al Turki, Deputy Minister for Shared Services at the Ministry of Culture, ignored municipal instructions to halt construction.
Through his legal representative, Fahad Hussein Ali Sanba, and an intermediary contractor, Mohammed Salim Ahmed Al Hussaissi, they obtained a falsified building permit for an additional two floors and an upper annex.
An employee from an engineering consultancy office, owned by Majed Mohammed Jameel Bushnaq, requested SR50,000 for the fraudulent paperwork, leading to the building's collapse.
Nazaha confirmed all those involved have been detained, committing to strict enforcement against corruption.
