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<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The arrest of dozens of Saudi royal figures, ministers and businessmen is just the start of an anti-corruption drive, the attorney general says.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Sheikh Saud Al Mojeb issued a statement describing the detentions as "merely the start of a vital process to root out corruption wherever it exists".</span><br></p><p>News of a major purge of Saudi Arabia's business and political leadership emerged on Sunday.</p><p>It is seen as bolstering the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. An anti-corruption body led by the crown prince, 32, ordered the detentions of 11 princes, four ministers and dozens of ex-ministers.</p>
