The new anti-corruption committee formed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may take further measures on the detained princes and ministers, including travel-bans and bank accounts freezes, Saudi newspaper Okaz reported on Sunday. According to the newspaper, the committee will also likely issue arrest warrants on judges involved in corruption cases. Meanwhile, Saudi General Prosecutor, Saud al-Mua’jab, stated that Saudi authorities will not give special treatment for the 11 Saudi princes and dozens of current and former ministers against whom the anti-corruption committee issued arrest warrants on Saturday. The detained princes and ministers will enjoy the same rights and treatment of ordinary Saudi citizens regardless of their positions, he stressed. The Council of Senior Scholars considered the arrest warrants a “historical reform order.”Anonymous sources informed the newspaper that most of the arrest warrants were issued because of corruption in ownership of lands.

Source: Egypt Independent November 06, 2017 12:56 UTC