Authorities in Saudi Arabia say a Defence Ministry official has been arrested on suspicion of accepting over $260,000 in a bribe.
A report Tuesday night by the state-run Saudi Press Agency says the official and two others have been arrested over the bribe, which was worth 1 million Saudi riyals.
The report did not name those involved, though the statement from prosecutors described the bribery as being over a contract between the Defense Ministry and a commercial company.
The report quoted Attorney General Sheikh Saud bin Abdullah al-Muajab calling the bribery plot a “betrayal of trust.”
Saudi Arabia under its assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been pursuing corruption cases, reports the Associated Press.
However, a prominent months-long corruption sweep late last year also saw the 32-year-old monarch further consolidate his power.