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The 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge was the mass arrest of a number of prominent Saudi Arabian princes, government ministers, and business people in Saudi Arabia on 4 November 2017. [2] It took place weeks after the creation of an anti-corruption committee led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman .
Saudi authorities detained 11 princes, including a billionaire investor and head of the National Guard as part of an anti-corruption purge, officials said.
On 4 November 2017, Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud was detained on accusations of corruption in the Riyadh Metro project and taking advantage of his influence to award contracts to his own companies in a "corruption crackdown" conducted by a new royal anti-corruption committee in Saudi Arabia. [26] [27]
The CEO overseeing Saudi Arabia's royal commission for its historic al-Ula site has been arrested on corruption and money-laundering charges over some $55 million in contracts, officials said. The ...
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha; Arabic: هيئة الرقابة ومكافحة الفساد) is a Saudi governmental anti-corruption agency that was launched during the 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge. [1] The Commission was initially headed by Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman. [2]
Saudi Arabia's crackdown on an alleged coup by two prominent members of the kingdom's royal family reportedly extends much further.It was reported Friday that guards arrested King Salman's brother ...
Mohammad al-Tobaishi was the former head of protocol at the royal ... On 4 November 2017, Mohammad al-Tobaishi was arrested in Saudi Arabia in a "corruption ...
The Saudi government and the royal family have often, and over many years, been accused of corruption. [62] In a country that is said to "belong" to the royal family and is named after it, [63] the lines between state assets and the personal wealth of senior princes are blurred. [30]