A man speaks on the phone as he walks past posters depicting Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Thursday. (Reuters photo)BEIRUT: More than 200 people have been summoned for questioning, and most are still detained, in a wide-ranging crackdown that Saudi Arabia says is aimed at rooting out corruption and reclaiming embezzled funds, the government said Thursday. They also note that in a monarchy like Saudi Arabia, the blurry lines between public and private money make it unclear what exactly qualifies as corruption. Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy, whose judicial system follows Shariah law and has no notable record of trying corruption cases. As for the possible result of such prosecutions, she said, "the government of Saudi Arabia would have to address that."

Source: Bangkok Post November 10, 2017 07:07 UTC