The Control and Anti-corruption Authority (Nazaha) has detained a group of people including citizens and expatriates who violated the curfew and offered bribes to the security men in return for releasing them. Some resorted to assaulting the security men after the latter refused to accept any bribes. They went to the extent of causing damages to the official government vehicles. The Commission said that the violators were investigated and taken to the General Prison. Further, Nazaha kicked off procedures for investigating a general court judge in one of the Kingdom’s regions after receiving a report that the judge had received bribes related to cases. The results of investigations have proven the report against the judge to be true. They also showed that several others were involved in the bribery including the middleman who was appointed by the judge to receive the cash bribes in cooperation with the judge’s brother (an officer with the rank of colonel), businessmen and a lawyer. The charges against them included receiving bribes, money laundering, taking part in confiscating public funds, abuse of power due to his post, and abuse of administrative authority. The judge has been arrested after procedures for his detention were over at the Supreme Judicial Council. All detained suspects have admitted to the charges leveled against them and work is under way to refer them to the court. What the judge has done is an individual conduct that does not represent the integrity, competence and justice of judges in the Kingdom, the commission stressed, adding that it values the role of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Ministry of Justice in the constant coordination so as to protect the independence of the judiciary and not to influence judges in their functions. Nazaha underscored that it is forging ahead in exercising its powers in line with the rule of law, and implementing the regulations against anyone who illegally encroaches on public funds or violates his duties as stipulated by the regulations.