Saudis still holding 56 graft suspects: attorney general

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AFP Riyadh
Last Updated : Jan 30 2018 | 5:30 PM IST
Saudi Arabian attorney general Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb said today that 56 corruption suspects were still in custody out of 381 high profile figures detained on graft allegations.
He said he has decided to release all those proven not guilty and others who had agreed financial settlements with the government after admitting to corruption allegations.
Mojeb also said that total settlements with the suspects had topped 400 billion riyals ($107 billion) in various forms of assets.

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First Published: Jan 30 2018 | 5:30 PM IST

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