{"id":1179,"date":"2018-01-06T17:05:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T17:05:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-01-06T17:05:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T17:05:41","slug":"princes-arrested-for-protesting-outside-the-royal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/breaking\/princes-arrested-for-protesting-outside-the-royal-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Princes Have Been Arrested For Protesting Outside The Royal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
A fresh round of arrests of royal-family members have taken place\u00a0as a group of princes staged a protest at the royal palace over the non-payment of their electricity and water bills.<\/p>\n
A division of the National Guard, which is tasked with protecting the royal family, was ordered to arrest the princes after they refused to leave the royal palace in Riyadh.<\/p>\n
In November, authorities carried out a\u00a0crackdown against corruption and arrested\u00a0many princes and government ministers<\/a> who are currently detained at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh.<\/p>\n