Saudi Arabia reportedly used physical abuse to extract billions from its corruption crackdown

• Saudi Arabia reportedly used physical abuse to extract billions of dollars from some of the country’s richest men.
• At least 17 arrested officials were hospitalized in the early stages of the crackdown, and one died in custody.
• The corruption probe, spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saw the arrests of more than 200 officials and businessmen, netting $ 100 billion in settlements. 

Saudi Arabia reportedly used coercion and physical abuse to extract billions of detainees during a crackdown on corruption. 

The purge, launched in early November 2017, arrested 11 princes as well as government ministers and wealthy businessmen, who were then held in the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh.

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