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King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) shakes hands with former Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri (L) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 6 November 2017 [Bandar Algaloud/Anadolu Agency]
The move is intended to increase effectiveness and accelerate the process of combating corruption, the statement quoted Attorney General Sheikh Saud al-Mujib as saying.
Saudi authorities detained hundreds of top businessmen and royals in November and held them for several months at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton in a sweeping anti-corruption probe.
Most detainees have since been released after reaching financial settlements with the government, but several dozen others remain in custody and may stand trial.
Officials have not released the names of those still held, the allegations against them or plans for how the cases could be prosecuted.
Source: middleeastmonitor.com