Saudi probe says crimes uncovered, trials ahead
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Saudi Arabia's newly-established anti-corruption committee overseeing the arrests of top princes and officials says evidence of widespread corruption has been uncovered.
Separately, Attorney General Saud al-Mojeb warned in a statement that trials will be held "in a timely manner" and that the probe is "merely the start of a vital process to root out corruption."
In a statement issued Monday, a member of the committee, Khalid al-Mehaisen, said suspects are currently being questioned, the first tacit government acknowledgement that individuals have been detained. He stopped short of naming the suspects.
Al-Mehaisen described the investigations as "a very difficult task when it involves influential officials and senior executives."
Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, two of the late King Abdullah's sons and powerful businessmen, including the chairman of the Binladin Group and the founder of the MBC Group of Arabic channels, are reportedly among those arrested.
