Saudi Arabia Establishes Departments to Deal with Corruption Cases

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Numerous 381 suspects remain under military surveillance and some have been forced to wear ankle bracelets that track their movements, The New York Times said.

Saudi Arabia's attorney general said in January that more than $106bn was seized from the citizens arrested in the purge.

The government has rejected the abuse claims as "completely untrue". The company's successor strongly denied even being in Saudi Arabia and says it does not engage in torture.

The latest revelations came ahead of a high-profile visit to the United States by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The announcement comes as a New York Times report has suggested that numerous assets of the 381 princes, ministers and tycoons have yet to be seized while more than a dozen of the detainees were abused while they were held.

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Mojeb has previously said that $107 billion was recovered in the crackdown in various forms of assets that included property, securities and cash.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has approved the creation of specialized departments in the Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption. The newspaper also reported that the body of one detainee who died in custody - Maj Gen Ali al-Qahtani - showed signs of abuse.

Officials have not made public the charges against suspects detained at the Ritz-Carlton.

The megacity, part of the crown prince's Vision 2030 strategy, is projected to cover a total of 26,500 square kilometers and Saudi's government expects to invest $500 billion in the project.

During his visit to Egypt, Crown Prince Mohammed became the first Saudi official to visit the spiritual center of Egypt's Orthodox Christian community when he met with Coptic Pope Tawadros II at St. Mark's Cathedral.

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