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A Saudi billionaire who was detained by the powerful crown prince detailed what it was like to be locked up for months in a Ritz-Carlton

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was detained for 83 days in Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton and eventually released in mid-March.

  • Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who was recently released from detention at Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton, detailed his treatment to Bloomberg.
  • Alwaleed said that he wasn't abused or tortured, and that such rumors are lies.
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Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption crackdown in November 2017 ensnared one of the richest people in the world —

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