King Salman new directives for termination and dismissal officials

King Salman new directives for termination and dismissal officials. Royal order: termination of the service of the commander of the joint forces and the dismissal of the deputy emir of al-Jawf from his post, and they are referred, along with officers and employees of the “defense” for investigation. Details below.

King Salman new directives for termination and dismissal officials

Yesterday (Monday), the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued a royal order to end the service of the Joint Forces Commander by referring him to retirement, and to exempt the Deputy Governor of Al-Jouf Region Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd from his position, while referring them with officers and employees of the Ministry of Defense for investigation.

The text of the royal decree issued yesterday was as follows:

After perusal of the Basic Law of Governance issued by Royal Decree No. (A / 90) dated 27/8/1412 AH.

And after reviewing the regions system, issued by Royal Decree No. (A / 92) on 8/27/1412 AH.

And after reviewing the system of ministers, deputy ministers, and employees of the excellent rank, issued by Royal Decree No. (M / 10) dated 3/18/1391 AH.

And upon perusal of the officers’ service system issued by Royal Decree No. (M / 43) dated 8/28/1393 AH, and its amendments.

And after reviewing the two Royal Orders No. (A / 137) on 6/10/1439 AH, and No. (A / 267) on 9/26/1438 AH.

And based on what was referred by His Highness the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense to the Supervision and Anti-Corruption Authority regarding the suspicious financial transactions that were monitored in the Ministry of Defense and the request to investigate them, and what was submitted by the Authority about the existence of financial corruption in the Ministry. And its connection with Lieutenant General / Fahd Bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince / Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and a number of officers and civil servants and others.

Six Points

First: The service of Lieutenant General / Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Commander of the Joint Forces, is terminated by referring him to retirement and referring him to investigation.

Second: Approval of what His Highness the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense offered us, to assign Lt. Gen. Mutlaq bin Salem bin Mutlaq Al-Azima, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, to carry out the work of the Joint Forces Commander.

Third: His Royal Highness Prince / Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Governor of Al-Jouf Region, is relieved of his post and referred for investigation.

Fourth: The referral of 1- Yusuf bin Rakan bin Hindi al-Otaibi, 2- Muhammad bin Abdul Karim bin Muhammad al-Hassan, 3- Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muhammad al-Ajlan, and 4 Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad al-Khalifah for investigation.

Fifth: The Control and Anti-Corruption Commission shall complete the investigation procedures with all military and civilians related to this, take the necessary legal measures against them, and raise the results reached.

Sixth: Our matter is communicated to the competent authorities for approval and implementation.

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