The CEO overseeing Saudi Arabia's royal commission for its historic al-Ula site has been arrested on corruption and money-laundering charges over some $55 million in contracts.
The CEO overseeing Saudi Arabia 's royal commission for its historic al-Ula site has been arrested on corruption and money-laundering charges over some $55 million in contracts. The charges target Amr bin Saleh Abdulrahman al-Madani in part over "illegally obtaining" contracts to benefit a private company he had interests in through a relative before joining the government, the kingdom's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority said in a statement late Sunday.
The contracts relate to the Kingdom Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, the statement said. It said Al-Madani also recommended that private company for additional contracts through his work on the commission for al-Ula, an ancient desert city that's been one focus of Saudi Arabia's push for tourists
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