2009 floods: CIB recording indictments

They said the committee comprises four members from CIB's main office in Riyadh and three from its branch office in Jeddah.
The sources said the committee confronted each of the suspects with evidence against him and started archiving the minutes containing his answers to be included in the case files which will be presented to the court. They said cases against government employees will be looked into by the administrative court while those against others will be considered by the general court.
The sources said the members of the committee were asked to stick to confidentiality and not to disclose details of the investigation or the evidence so far collected against the accused.
They said the defendants will face charges of embezzling public funds, forging official papers, mismanagement and exploitation of their authority to make financial gains.
They added that some of the detainees who were not directly connected to the flood crisis were charged with concealment and commercial fraud.
Meanwhile, sources at the Prosecution and Investigation Commission (PIC) said a committee scrutinizing the evidence of money laundering, causing death and commercial fraud against some of the detainees.
“The final procedures to taking these defendants to the court are nearing completion,” one source said.
He said the charges against the defendants are intricate and complicated requiring thorough scrutiny. “This will take some time to complete,” the source explained.
The Interior Ministry had earlier announced that 332 people were sent for investigation at the CIB and the PIC to decide their responsibility in the disaster.
“This is the last round before trial,” the source said.
At least 130 people died and thousands of others suffered heavy losses in two flash floods that devastated Jeddah in November 2009 and January 2011.