Engineer Sentenced to Six Months in Jail and Fined SR50,000 for Practicing Without Accreditation

An engineer in Riyadh has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined SR50,000 for practicing without the necessary professional accreditation.

Additionally, the company that employed the engineer has been fined SR100,000. The engineer and the company were found guilty of violating Article 11 of the Engineering Professions Law, which mandates that practitioners must have professional accreditation. The engineer was also convicted of misrepresenting his qualifications.

Eng. Abdul Mohsen Al-Majnouni, Secretary General of the Saudi Council of Engineers, reported that the violation was discovered during an inspection by the council's team.

Legal procedures were followed, and the case was referred to the Public Prosecution for further investigation and prosecution.

Eng. Al-Majnouni noted that over the past few months, the authority has identified several violations of the Engineering Professions Law. Thirty cases, involving 14 companies and various establishments, were referred to the Public Prosecution.

These violations included practicing without a license, employing unaccredited practitioners, and misleading advertising.

The authority also took action against eight engineering offices and companies for employing unaccredited practitioners and seized eight individuals of various nationalities for similar violations, including providing false information and misrepresenting professional qualifications.

Eng. Al-Majnouni emphasised the necessity of obtaining professional accreditation to practice engineering in the Kingdom and avoiding the use of titles and qualifications not officially recognised.

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