The Public Prosecution has summoned technicians from the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy to clarify the process of issuing and removing debts from the electricity billing systems in connection with the ongoing investigation into a network of fraudulent billing.
Seven individuals have been arrested in connection with this case, reports Al-Jarida daily.
According to sources within the ministry, the technicians, equipped with laptops, were called upon by the Public Prosecution to elucidate the intricacies of generating electricity bills for consumers. These laptops contained customer service systems and detailed information on how invoices are generated, how consumer indebtedness is calculated, and the procedures for managing these systems.
The technicians provided a comprehensive explanation of the process, shedding light on how the individuals involved in the fraudulent billing scheme gained access to the system to issue bills to those with significant debts and subsequently remove them from the system.
The investigation has made significant progress in identifying some of the individuals implicated in this manipulation, including two real estate dealers. It has been reported that one of them is currently abroad. It’s worth noting that Al-Jarida had previously reported that a travel ban had been imposed on a merchant whose involvement in bill manipulation and embezzling substantial sums of money from his real estate dealings had been substantiated.
Approximately a month ago, law enforcement arrested seven individuals suspected of tampering with electricity bills, and they have been detained as part of ongoing investigations into a case that is believed to span more than three years.