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Saudis reap US$107b in graft pacts; 56 still held
Published Tue, Jan 30, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Riyadh
SAUDI authorities have reached agreements to recover more than 400 billion riyals (S$140.1 billion) from people held under a controversial corruption investigation, but refused to settle with 56 suspects, who remain in custody.
The payments are a combination of "various types of assets, including real estate, commercial entities, securities, cash and other assets", said Attorney-General Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb in a statement.
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