Watch: $100 billion embezzled, 201 people arrested in anti-graft case: Saudi Arabia
Riyadh hotel holding some of Saudi Arabia's anti-graft detainees
Saudi officials have detained several members of the royal family and kept them in the opulent Ritz-Carlton hotel.
The Saudi government said today graft and embezzlement worth $100 billion had been uncovered with around 201 people arrested in anti-graft case.
"A total of 208 individuals have been called in for questioning so far. Of those 208 individuals, seven have been released without charge," the information ministry said in a statement.
Saudi officials have detained several members of the royal family and kept them in the opulent Ritz-Carlton hotel. They face money laundering, bribery and extortion charges.
Billionaire tycoon Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal was arrested last Saturday after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman decided tocrackdown on corruption moving swiftly to arrest several members of his own family,replacing the chief of armed services and several top officials in the government.
"The potential scale of corrupt practices which have been uncovered is very large," the ministry said.
"Based on our investigations over the past three years, we estimate that at least $100 billion has been misused through systematic corruption and embezzlement over several decades," the statement added.
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Many Saudis welcomed the moved on corruption even though several experts said it was a ploy by Prince Salman to cement his power by taking out the opposition forces, especially those in his family.
US President Donald Trump who was on a visit to Asia at the time, backed the Saudi move, tweeting those who were arrested were "milkingtheir country for years".