Protests in Arabia, 11 princes arrested

The princes expressed their disappointment with a recent order banning state-made payments to members of the royal family in order to cover their water and electricity bills.

Another requirement was compensation for the execution of a cousin convicted of murder in 2016. Although it became clear to them that such claims were illegal and would not be met, the princes refused to leave, thus disrupting calm and public gravity.

On that basis, they were sent to Al-Hayer Prison, south of the capital.

In the declaration issued by relevant authorities, no one in Saudi Arabia is above the law, and all citizens are treated as equal. Two months ago, with dozens of royal family members, businessmen and senior local government officials were arrested in the wake of a widespread investigation into corruption.