Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweets for first time since release from detention

Prince Alwaleed was released from detention in late January

(FILES) This file photo taken on July 04, 2017 shows Saudi Arabian royal Al-Waleed Bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud looking on during a meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake in Colombo.
Saudi Arabia released billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal on January 27, 2018 nearly three months after his arrest in an anti-corruption drive targeting the kingdom's elite, a business associate told AFP.
/ AFP PHOTO / ISHARA S. KODIKARA

This photo taken on July 4, 2017 shows Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal looking on during a meeting with Sri Lankan foreign minister Ravi Karunanayake in Colombo. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP

The National

Feb 03, 2018

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted for the first time on Friday since his release from detention following the kingdom’s crackdown on corruption in early November.

“With my son @KhaledAlwaleed, my daughter @Reem_Alwaleed, my grandchildren, and the company of my family and people in an outdoor camp,” he tweeted, posting pictures of the outing.

مع إبني @KhaledAlwaleed
و إبنتي @Reem_Alwaleed
وحفيداتي برفقة أهلي وناسي في مخيم البر pic.twitter.com/y7miqUiWQO
— الوليد بن طلال (@Alwaleed_Talal) February 2, 2018

Prince Alwaleed, one of the country’s most prominent tycoons, was released late January after more than two months of detention at the opulent Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. The last time he tweeted was on November 1, 2017 — just days before his detention.

He continued to maintain his innocence of any corruption, saying in an earlier interview with Reuters that his detention was a misunderstanding

He also has said that he expected to keep full control of his global investment firm Kingdom Holding and that he supported reform efforts by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who led the anti-corruption campaign.