Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal released from detention over corruption probe

27 Jan, 2018 14:50

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released from the luxury hotel where he had been held amid the Kingdom’s crackdown on corruption, sources from the prince’s family and a Saudi official confirmed. “The attorney general has approved this morning a settlement that was reached with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and the prince returned home at 11:00am,” the official told Reuters without providing details. Prince Alwaleed had been confined at the Ritz-Carlton hotel since November, along with dozens of Saudi senior officials and businessmen. The arrests followed the creation of a new anti-corruption committee chaired by Saudi strongman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.