Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution refers two residents to court over money laundering charges

A Saudi banker counts new one hundred riyals bearing the portrait of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud at a bank in Riyadh, 05 June 2007. (AFP)

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution has referred two residents to court accused of laundering 2.5 million Saudi riyals ($666,667).  

An official source from the public prosecution revealed that the two individuals had deposited the money into bank accounts belonging to commercial entities without specifying the source of funds, according to Al-Ekhbariya. 

The accused were arrested and referred to the appropriate court.

النيابة العامة: إحالة مقيمين إلى المحكمة المختصة بتهمة غسل أموال نحو 2.5 مليون ريال#الإخبارية_عاجل pic.twitter.com/P0FTpm4Z4L

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