Article 18 of the Saudi Anti-Corruption Authority Law

This article sets a direct employment consequence of an employee's conviction for a corruption crime. Its provisions are:

• Who is covered: the public employee or anyone treated as one. The article does not define who is treated as a public employee, so the relevant laws must be consulted.
• Condition: a judgment of the competent court convicting him of a corruption crime.
• Consequence: dismissal from his post.

The phrase "results from the judgment" means that dismissal is a direct consequence of the conviction and does not depend on a separate discretionary decision. An employee whom the competent court has convicted of a corruption crime does not remain in his post.

Note that the article requires a judgment of conviction. A mere accusation or investigation is not enough for it to apply. The article does not address whether the judgment must be final or open to appeal, so no rule on that can be inferred from the text alone.

The article is linked to Article 17 on the Authority's reports to the King, and to Article 19, which shifts the burden of proof to a public employee, or anyone treated as one, whose wealth has increased after taking up the post in a way that is out of proportion to his income or resources, based on indications grounded in financial investigations.

A public employee facing a corruption accusation should consider consulting a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases, because the consequences can extend to his job.