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"Catch & Release" tweet came shortly after news of Alwaleed's release.
www.reuters
.com/article/us-saudi-arrests-princealwaleed/saudi-billionaire-prince-alwaleed-released-as-corruption-probe-winds-down-idUSKBN1FG0DT
>A senior Saudi official said Prince Alwaleed was freed after he reached a financial settlement with the attorney general.
>“The attorney general has approved this morning the settlement that was reached with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and the prince returned home at 1100 a.m. (0800 GMT),” the official told Reuters, without giving details of the terms.
>In his first interview since he was taken into custody, conducted hours before his release, Prince Alwaleed told Reuters that he had maintained his innocence of any corruption in talks with the authorities.
>He said he expected to keep full control of his global investment firm Kingdom Holding Co 4280.SE without being required to hand over assets to the government.
>Asked if the attorney general was convinced of Prince Alwaleed’s innocence, the senior Saudi official said:
>“I will not negate or confirm what he says. Generally this falls back to those who concluded the settlement, and for sure there is no settlement unless there are violations, and they are not concluded without the accused admitting it in writing and promising not to repeat it.”
>The source declined to give further details, but confirmed that Prince Alwaleed would remain head of Kingdom Holding.
>“There are no charges. There are just some discussions between me and the government,” he said.
Alwaleed is back in the game.