Saudi Arabia's King Salman removes several military officers, two members of the royal family on corruption charges

 According to Saudi state media, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has issued a royal decree dismissing the commander of the joint forces and the deputy governor of the Al-Jawf region on charges of corruption in the Ministry of Defense. The royal decree removed Prince Fahd bin Turki bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud from the post of commander of the joint forces and removed his son Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd bin Turki from the post of deputy governor of Al-Jawf. According to the Saudi daily Arab News, Prince Fahd was the commander of the Royal Saudi Forces, a unit of paratroopers and special forces, before becoming commander of the joint forces, while his father was a former deputy defense minister. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered an inquiry into "suspicious financial matters in the Ministry of Defense", during which a royal decree was issued based on information provided to the Anti-Corruption Commission. Under the order, Yusuf bin Raqan bin Hindi Al-Atabi, Muhammad bin Abdul Kareem bin Muhammad Al Hassan, Faisal bin Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad Al Ajlan and Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad Al Khalifa have also been included in the investigation. The Anti-Corruption Commission will complete its investigation against all military officers and civilians. According to the royal decree, Deputy Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Mutlaq bin Saleem bin Mutlaq Al-Azeema has been appointed as the Commander of the Joint Forces in place of Prince Fahd. It should be noted that the joint forces of Saudi Arabia launched an operation in 2015 against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who ousted the Saudi-backed government from Sanaa. The dispute is being described as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Since becoming Crown Prince in 2017, Prince Mohammed bin Salman has overseen the country's anti-corruption campaign, detaining dozens of members of the royal family, ministers and businessmen at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ۔ Most of them have been released following government repatriation agreements, which resulted in the Saudi government receiving more than 6 106 billion. Saudi officials ended Ritz Carlton's case after 15 months, but the government said the state would continue to investigate corruption against government employees. In March, authorities arrested about 300 government officials, including military and security officials, on charges of bribery and abuse of public office.