国际英语资讯:Saudi Arabia releases 7 out of 208 detained for corruption charges
<p><span word="RIYADH">RIYADH</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 9-- <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="total">total</span> 208 <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="released">released</span>, <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Arabiya">Arabiya</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span> <span word="Saud">Saud</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Moaajeb">Moaajeb</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="instituted">instituted</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Corruption">Corruption</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="summoned">summoned</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proceeding">proceeding</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="updates">updates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="detainees">detainees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="princes">princes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="targetted">targetted</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>.</p><p><span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span> <span word="Saud">Saud</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>-<span word="long">long</span> (<span word="corruption">corruption</span>) <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="misappropriated">misappropriated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unutilized">unutilized</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="funds">funds</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> 100 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dolars">dolars</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span>."</p><p><span word="Further">Further</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="collected">collected</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> "<span word="this">this</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="confirms">confirms</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>."</p>
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