More Than 1.25 Million Foreigners Arrested In KSA For Flouting Residential, Labor Laws
Sumaira FH Published June 19, 2018 | 12:31 PM
ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jun, 2018 ) :More than 1.25 million people were arrested in Saudi Arabia for violating residential, labor and border security regulations during the Kingdom's months-long campaign, Arab news reported.
The crackdown, which started on November 16 last year and ended on June 14, saw the arrests of 1,251,966 people in the joint security field campaign across the Kingdom. Those arrested included 931,069 violators of residential regulations, 218,897 for flouting labor laws and 102,000 violators of border security regulations.
The total number of people arrested attempting to cross the Kingdom's borders stood at 19,233 people. Of those arrested, 54 percent were Yemenis, 43 percent Ethiopian, and 3 percent from other nations.
The Kingdom also arrested 790 people who tried to leave the Kingdom illegally.
There were 2,167 people who were arrested for harboring and transporting violators of labor and security border regulations, and 415 citizens were arrested for transporting and sheltering expatriates violating regulations. Regulatory measures were taken against 388 citizens who were subsequently released.
The number of expatriates currently detained stands at 10,245, including 8,817 men and 1,428 women. Immediate penalties were imposed on 221,404 violators while 177,329 violators were referred to their respective diplomatic missions for travel documents and 327,034 were deported.
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