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11:51 pm
Monday, August 31, 2020
Agencies
King Salman bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia, issued a royal order today, Monday, in which he indicates that the Joint Forces Commander’s service is terminated, referred to retirement, and the Deputy Emir of the Al-Jawf region is relieved of his post and referred, along with various officials and officials from the Ministry of Defense, for investigation.
The Saudi news agency “SPA” claimed that the royal order was produced based on the referral from the Crown Prince, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense to the Supervisory and Anti-Corruption Authority regarding the suspicious financial transactions that were monitored in the Ministry of Defense and the investigation request, and what the authority raised about the existence of corruption. Mali is in the ministry, and his connection to Lieutenant General Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and various officials and civil servants and others.
The royal order, issued today, read: “The service of Lieutenant General Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Commander of the Joint Forces, will be terminated by referring him to retirement with his referral for investigation and approval of what was presented by the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, to assign Lieutenant General Mutlaq bin Salem bin Mutlaq Al-Azim, Deputy Chief of Staff, to act as commander of the joint forces. “
The royal decision included relieving Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy governor of the Al-Jouf region, from office and referring him to an investigation.
And the referral of each of them, Yusuf bin Rakan bin Hindi Al-Otaibi, Muhammad bin Abdul Karim bin Muhammad Al-Hassan, Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muhammad Al-Ajlan and Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad Al-Khalifa for investigation.
Provided that the Control and Anticorruption Commission shall complete the investigation procedures with all the military and civilians related to it, shall take the necessary legal measures against them, and shall raise the results achieved.
