沙特阿拉伯掀反腐風暴 11位王子一夜被抓

Saudi Arabia has arrested 11 princes and 38 sitting and former ministers and deputy ministers over corruption charges, Al Arabiya local news reported.

據阿拉伯衛星電視臺本地新聞報道，沙特阿拉伯已因腐敗指控逮捕了11位王子和38位現任及前任部長和副部長。

The arrest orders were made by a anti-corruption commission Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud formed, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

逮捕令是由沙特國王薩勒曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齊茲·阿勒沙特成立、穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼王儲領導的反腐委員會簽發的。

Among the arrested princes is billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal who runs businesses all over the world.

被捕王子中包括億萬富翁阿爾瓦利德·本·塔拉勒王子，他所經營的業務遍佈全球。

Owners of top regional TV channels and networks are also among the arrestees.

頂級地方電視頻道及網絡的所有者也在被捕人員之列。

The charges against them vary from signing illegal armed deal, money laundering to embezzlement and accepting or giving bribes.

從簽署非法武裝協議、洗錢到挪用公款、行賄受賄，被捕者受到的指控各異。

More arrests are expected to take place in the coming days, local media reported.

據當地媒體報道，預計未來幾天還會有更多人被捕。

The wave of arrests paves the way for new Saudi Arabia with intolerant approach against corruption. It also gets ready for the country towards post-oil era with the focus on economic reforms and diversity, and major business projects.

這波逮捕爲新沙特阿拉伯對腐敗零容忍的做法鋪平了道路，也使該國爲以經濟改革、多元化和大型商業項目爲重點的後石油時代的到來做好準備。