Saudi Arabia’s attorney general has released a statement on his committee’s finding regarding a recent probe into corruption in the kingdom.

The statement said 320 persons were summoned by the commission with the addition of others after first investigations began on Nov. 9 based on the information provided by the detainees.

The anti-corruption commission referred a number of the arrested to the kingdom’s public prosecutor’s office. The number of detainees to date stands at 159.

“Most of those who have been confronted with corruption charges against them by the committee have agreed to a settlement and the necessary procedures are being completed,” the statement said.

“The Public Prosecution examined the files of those referred to it in accordance with the relevant legal procedures and decided to detain a limited number of them and released the rest,” the attorney general’s statement added.

According to the statement, the total number of those who have been detained and whose accounts have been frozen stands at 376.

source: Alarabiya