Sana’a refers 61 defendants in corruption cases to Public Funds Prosecution

The Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (SNACC) in Sana’a approved the referral of 61 defendants in serious and non-serious corruption cases to the prosecution.

This came during the authority’s weekly meeting chaired by the authority chairman, Judge Mujahid Ahmed Abdullah.

The authority explained that after reviewing the results of the investigation and investigation into a number of corruption cases, 19 defendants accused of crimes of corruption, harming the state’s interest, embezzlement, seizing public funds, forgery, profiteering, illicit enrichment, and money laundering of proceeds obtained from corruption crimes were referred to the specialized Public Funds Prosecution.

The authority took measures to track down the seized funds and seize them until judicial rulings were issued to recover them.

The SNACC also referred, after reviewing the results of the follow-up of those included in compliance with the financial disclosure law, 42 defendants holding senior management positions who abstained from submitting a financial disclosure statement despite being officially informed of this, to the Anti-Corruption Prosecution.