Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday that Saudi Arabian authorities recently detained and are holding incommunicado Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, who had previously been netted in an anti-corruption drive and released in late 2017. The rights group, citing a source with ties to the royal family, said Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, a son of King Abdullah, was detained by security forces on March 27 while self-isolating due to the pandemic at a family compound northeast of Riyadh.
Earlier in March, authorities had detained King Salman’s brother, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, and former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef.
