沙特阿拉伯掀反腐风暴 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.

据阿拉伯卫星电视台本地新闻报道，沙特阿拉伯已因腐败指控逮捕了11位王子和38位现任及前任部长和副部长。

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.

逮捕令是由沙特国王萨勒曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·阿勒沙特成立、穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼王储领导的反腐委员会签发的。

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

被捕王子中包括亿万富翁阿尔瓦利德·本·塔拉勒王子，他所经营的业务遍布全球。

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

顶级地方电视频道及网络的所有者也在被捕人员之列。

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

从签署非法武装协议、洗钱到挪用公款、行贿受贿，被捕者受到的指控各异。

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

据当地媒体报道，预计未来几天还会有更多人被捕。

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.

这波逮捕为新沙特阿拉伯对腐败零容忍的做法铺平了道路，也使该国为以经济改革、多元化和大型商业项目为重点的后石油时代的到来做好准备。