Saudi Prince Mutaib ‘Paid $10 Billion’ to be Released from Ritz-Carlton ‘Prison’
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By: The New Arab
A Saudi prince who became the first to be released from Mohammed bin Salman’s purge paid a settlement of $10 billion, sources told The New Arab.
Prince Mutaib al-Saud, the son of the late king Abdullah and former minister of the National Guard, was released on Tuesday.
Holding sway over the powerful agency, he had been touted in the past as possible future king of Saudi Arabia, before his ambitions were derailed after his father’s death and the rise of King Salman, father of MBS.
Saudi authorities released Prince Mutaib, who was detained early November as part of the ongoing purge against leading princes and businessmen, after what according to sources was an “extortionate monetary bribe.”
A source from inside the Saudi opposition told The New Arab t...