Saudi Arabia has announced on Saturday the arrest of 11 princes, four ministers, tens of former ministers including Billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal “on orders from the new anti-corruption committee headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman”, according to Al Arabiya. This new body, formed by a royal decree to investigate public corruption, is given powers to issue arrest warrants, ban from travels and freeze assets and track public finances among many others. “The committee announced that it is reopening the file of the 2009 Jeddah floods and investigating the Corona virus issue also known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus,” added Al Arabiya. Further media reports say that The Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh was evacuated, on Saturday, to be used to house detained royals. Also, the airport for private planes was closed. King Salman appointed two new ministers to security and economic posts. “Prince Miteb bin Abdullah replaced as minister of the National Guard by Khaled bin Ayyaf, while Economy Minister Adel Fakieh was removed in favor of his deputy Mohammed al-Tuwaijri, according to a royal decree carried by state-run media,” reports Reuters. Prince Miteb, the preferred son of the late…
Saudi Arabia Arrests Ministers, Princes, Including Billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal
November 5, 2017
