Saudi prisoners unveil details on Ritz-Carlton purge

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Elite figures arrested by Saudi authorities in the capital Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton hotel in 2017 amid the "biggest purge" in the country's history have revealed details about their imprisonment, according to reports released by the Guardian newspaper,*Anadolu Agency*reported. The former detainees, including senior Saudi businessmen, told*reporters*that they were exposed to human rights abuses including*torture and coercion in Saudi jails and that*their assets had been*seized as part of the campaign. Alleging that they had suffered*beatings*and intimidation*by security officers*under the instruction*of two ministers*close to*Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman, the former prisoners spoke*three years after the purge*and ahead of the G20 summit in Riyadh this weekend. Many human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, urged*the leaders of*G20 countries*to speak up against human rights violations […]

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