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The Ministry of Municipalities has revealed the precise and mandatory conditions for granting financial rewards to whistleblowers reporting municipal violations, as part of the "Certified Observer" initiative, which aims to enhance community oversight and improve the urban landscape in Saudi cities. It emphasized the necessity for the information provided by the whistleblower to directly and effectively contribute to uncovering and proving the violation, to ensure the seriousness of the reports. The regulations prohibit granting the reward if the whistleblower is an employee of the ministry or the municipal authorities, or from the inspection and oversight agencies contracted with them, or even from their first-degree relatives. Those wishing to join the initiative are required to pass the accredited training program for whistleblowers reporting violations. The regulations stressed the integrity of the whistleblower's record, ensuring it is free from any previous malicious or fabricated reports, with a strict emphasis on not fabricating violations for the purpose of financial gain from the reward.

The rules stipulated the necessity of submitting a request for the reward within a specific timeframe that begins after the violation is officially approved and the statutory objection period has elapsed.

It clarified that the reported violation should not have been previously reported by other entities. The municipalities emphasized the granting of financial rewards to whistleblowers based on the severity of the violation, the difficulty of its discovery, and the effort exerted, with the reward potentially reaching up to 25% of the total value of the reported violation.