Saudi releases Bin Laden construction tycoon detained in 2017 corruption sweep | Reuters
Saudi Arabia has released construction tycoon Bakr Bin Laden after more than three years since he was detained as part of a corruption crackdown in 2017, two sources told Reuters on Thursday.
The former chairman of Saudi Bin Ladin group and a half-brother of Osama bin Laden, was released a few days ago but is still barred from travel, the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.
His brother, Saad, was released a few months ago, and is also under a travel ban, said one of the sources.
No charges have been made public against Bakr bin Laden, who is 75. He could not be reached, and the Saudi authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The government's media office did not respond to an emailed request for comment during an official holiday.
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