In the list of 11 Saudi Arabian princes arrested for corruption allegations, there is the prince - billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal, the richest person in the Middle East. Business Insider reporter Peter Jacobs said that Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman was the one who ordered the arrest of 11 princes and many government ministers.
In this large-scale purge, prisoners were held in a hotel with much better amenities than a regular prison. Royal and non-royal prisoners were released at Ritz-Carlton Riyadh - a 5-star hotel in the capital of Saudi Arabia.
These are photos of the luxury hotel before it was converted into a temporary prison.
The hotel that detained 11 Saudi Arabian princes opened in 2011 and is the first Ritz-Carlton hotel in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Arabian Prince Detention Center has 493 rooms, including 49 royal rooms and 50 executive suite rooms.
The hotel's amenities include a men's spa, a 5,759 m2 event space and a bowling playground.
In terms of cuisine, the hotel has an Italian restaurant, Chinese cuisine and optional meals.
This is not the first time the Saudi Arabian Prince has met with this luxury hotel. According to The Guardian, he held a high-end investment summit at the hotel just two weeks before.
However, late on the night of November 4, Ritz-Carlton's customer was asked to leave the hotel, The Guardian reported. The hotel is being used as a place to detain high-class prisoners to avoid taking the princes and ministers to prison.
According to Business Insider, this was originally part of an anti-corruption cleanup in Saudi Arabia led by the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince's targets in the arrest include a number of prominent individuals, including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal - the richest person in the Middle East. According to Forbes, he owns a 95% stake in Kingdom Holding, a company that owns stakes in companies such as Twitter and Citigroup.
According to The Intercept, some prisoners who are not of royal descent are being held in the same room and sleep on a mattress. It is not yet clear exactly where all royal prisoners were being held in hotels.
