Article 12 of the Saudi Civil Service Law

المادة 12 من نظام الخدمة المدنية · الفصل الثاني: الواجبات

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يحظرعلى الموظف خاصة :

أ - إساءة استعمال السلطة الوظيفية.

ب - استغلال النفوذ.

ج - قبول الرشوة أو طلبها بأي صورة من الصور المنصوص عليها في نظام مكافحة الرشوة.

د - قبول الهدايا أو الإكراميات أو خلافه بالذات أو بالوساطة لقصد الاغراء من أرباب المصالح.

هـ - إفشاء الأسرار التي يطّلع عليها بحكم وظيفته ولو بعد تركه الخدمة.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

The plain-language explanation of this article is currently available in Arabic only. An English translation is on the way.

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