On Sunday, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Er-Riyadh returned to the usual mode of operation. Within 99 days, since the beginning of November, he served as a place of imprisonment 381 of a high-ranking person; Princes, businessmen and officials detained during the largest anti-corruption investigation in Saudi Arabia.

The campaign under the leadership of the Crown Prince Muhammad Ibn Salman began unexpectedly. On November 4, one influential citizen called Salman to King Ritz-Carlton. But instead of the king, armed people were met there, took a mobile phone and accompanied on one of the hotel rooms. "I was told that I would stay there for some time," he recalls.

The interrogatives of his investigators had extensive information, presenting large packs of documents on its financial assets. During the "long, tedious" interrogations, they were guided by methodically, but there were no significant claims to be suspected. He was told that he was detained in the framework of the anti-corruption investigation, but would be able to enter liberty if he concludes an agreement and pay for his violations that he eventually did. According to him, some detainees tried to challenge the charges, but they went to concessions when their business partners brought their business partners who began to give testimony against them. "They did not expect this," he says.

In Saudi society, the anti-corruption campaign was met with enthusiasm. According to the government, the agreements with the detainees were concluded by $ 106 billion, and several dozen people may appear before the court.

Interview with detainees and their loved ones shed light to the real conditions of conclusion. Some prepared the food royal chefs, but they were allowed only one telephone conversation a day. Another had to survive many hours interrogations, but for a certain price, all the accusations of corruption were offered to remove.

The Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia hired consulting companies in Europe and the Middle East to track the assets of rich Saudis, such as the billionaire Mohammad al-Amidi and Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, a former ambassador to the United States, people who are familiar with the situation told. Al-Amoudi was kept in Ritz-Carlton in November, his current status was unknown, his representative told his representative, adding that the businessman did not recognize violations. A representative of Bin Sultan, who was not delayed, did not respond to the request for comments.

Among the prisoners were the richest businessman Saudi Arabia - Prince al-Valid Bin Talal; Baken Laden, head of the construction company Saudi Binladin; The owner of the largest media company in the country of Valid Bin Ibragim; Several ministers.

$ 13 billion

- So much Saudi Arabia hopes to replenish the treasury by the end of the year thanks to the payments of the detainees within the framework of the anti-corruption campaign, Financial Times reported with reference to a high-ranking Saudi official. These will be money, real estate and corporate assets. These funds will help the government to limit the growth of the budget deficit, which this year should reach $ 52 billion.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel was built in 2011, there are more than 500 rooms, including 48 presidential suites, there is a 24-hour medical care center and olive trees that are about 600 years old. The hotel is close to the Saudi government residence.

Some prisoners tell that they treated them well. So, Al-Valid Bin Talal in the video interview Reuters, which was shown on television, told that in the kitchen there are several special coffee maker for traditional Arabic coffee and the authorities to adhere to the usual vegan diet. Near the entrance to the room is a vase with tulips, on the wall - a TV with a large screen. "I am engaged in sports, swimming, walk. I eat as always. I feel like at home, "Bin Talal told (in the photo below - the living room in his room).

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High-ranking prisoners were kept in the so-called royal numbers, an employee of the hotel explained. In each of them two bedrooms, dining room, two living rooms, office and kitchen.

The general prosecutor of Saudi Arabia reported at the end of January that most prisoners had already been released: against some failed to find evidence, most agreed to a deal with the authorities. Bin Talal demanded $ 6 billion, reported The Wall Street Journal. But even the Billiona Prince was difficult to pay such an amount. According to people familiar with the situation, he was released in January after he concluded a financial agreement with the authorities; Its size is not reported.

They refused to pay 65 people, they are in conclusion, the place of which is not disclosed.

The first guests who stayed at the hotel on Sunday after he resumed work, noted that almost nothing has changed in the setting. However, "Ritz will now always be associated with a luxurious prison in Saudi Arabia," says Simon Henderson, an employee of the Washington Institute of Middle Eastern Policy. Some Western analysts consider what happened as the campaign of the Crown Prince Salman to strengthen its power. "If you are a potential investor, it does not promise you anything good," said Bruce Ride from Brookings Institution.

Translated Barbara Podrugina

In five-star hotels in the center of Moscow, numbers almost ended: the best hotel rooms ranked King Saudi Arabia's retinue, RIA Novosti agency reported. He must arrive in the capital with an official visit on Thursday. Together with Salman Al Saud, a delegation consisting of a thousand people will come to Russia, the source of the agency reported. As the hotelians will meet high guests, Jan Lubnina disassembled.

During the visit, the delegation of the King of Saudi Arabia will live next to the Red Square. Already today to rent a room in Nationalale, Four Seasons or St. Regis will not work: in one of the hotels, journalists told about full loading, which, according to employees, it happens extremely rare. Booking will open again after October 8.

Some hotels had to cancel the planned weddings and banquets; The main task is now to enhance the protection: you can only get into the building after presenting a guest card. Sergey Kolesnikov, Vice-President of the Federation of Restaurants and Hoteliers, told Kommersant FM, which is normal practice:

"These events do not pass spontaneously, regardless of who comes: Saudi Arabia, USA, President of the Russian Federation or high-ranking officials. The representative of the special services is selected not just a hotel, but concrete numbers, it happens in a week or two. After an advanced group, there are special regime events per day before arrival: the number is checked once again so that there is no misunderstanding. "

Special attention The organizers of the visit paid to the convenience of guests. The King of Saudi Arabia is known for his womb: In his March trip to Indonesia, he took about 500 tons of baggage, two Mercedes-Benz S600 car and even two electrical elevators; Apparently, in Moscow, Saudis came not to snow. Especially for the delegation of hotels change the number of rooms: the usual European furniture is sent to the warehouse, and instead they spread carpets brought from Er-Riyada; In addition, from the hotels menu will exclude pork dishes. This is not everything that hotels can go for customers, noted by the QuinteSentially Russia Club Marketing Club Director Kirill Ryabkov:

"I worked at the hotel Hyatt, where Madonna lived, and we did a separate room where she was engaged in yoga. The room was supposed to be connected to its presidential number, it was a prerequisite. One Australian pop star, demanded that there, where she passes, there was a certain smell of lilies. "

In the delegation of Salman Al Saud, a thousand people, and with the placement by him, apparently, lucky. Although it happened that wealthy guests have redeemed the best rooms at guests - about this case, Kommersant FM told the owner of the hotel "Gelvetia" in St. Petersburg Unice Teymurkhanla:

"The delegation seems to be from the Emirates, only the presidential number satisfied: it was sold to someone from the Russian oligarchs, and representatives of Arab Sheikh reached the Russians with a request to give this number. He categorically refused, trading began, and in the end, when it had already reached astronomical digits, the wife of the oligarch did not stand it, saying: "You do not want, and I want to catch this difference in France."

Prices in the best rooms Four Seasons with an area of \u200b\u200b500 square meters. m. Start from 1 million rubles. per day, but for the delegation it is not a problem: especially, according to some data, Saudi prince Al-Valida, the nephew of the king, owns the proportion of this hotel chain.

The interlocutors "Kommersant FM" say that the special conditions in which the King of Saudi Arabia will not be called, it is impossible to be called a priest: this is, according to experts of the hotel business, the guarantee of their full security.

On Thursday, October 5, the King of Saudi Arabia was taken in the Kremlin. The arrival of Salmana Ben Abdel Aziz Al Saud to mean not only the fact that this is the first visit of the monarch, but also the fact that negotiations with the keeper of two shrines (Mosques of Al-Haram in Mecca and the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina) had to place points over I in matters, Oil-related oil and military-technical cooperation. Among the Kremlin gilding, the coordinated to the luxury of Saudis decided the fate of the package of weapons contracts in the amount of over three billion dollars. And the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, who celebrated his birthday, was photographed with interest a place for the throne in the Andreev Hall.

All can Korole

About the upcoming visit of King Muscovites could learn not only from the news. In early October, the Russian-Suadovsky investment foundation stated on the highway from Vnukovo airport posters with a greeting "Keeper of the two Islamic shrine of His Majesty King Saudi Arabia." The delegation, which consisted of almost a thousand people, took off all the luxury rooms in the most expensive hotels of the Russian capital. In an effort to please guests accustomed to the eastern luxury, the rooms have changed furniture, carpets were laid and put the low-tip. The king himself stopped at Four Seasons. This hotel network partially belongs to his nephew, Prince Al Valida.

About how the king and his retinue travels are legends. Particularly impressive quantity of luggage transported - the account is worth a hundred tons. Airplanes transport equipment, cars, elevators, and even the ladder escalator, the length of which in folded form is 15 meters. Here with him something came out. Technical specialists who arrived in the delegation, independently collected this royal know-how. But in Russian land, something went wrong. The 81-year-old monarch stepped on the escalator, drove a third of the way, and the ladder jam. An elderly king, leaning on a wand, with difficulty independently overcame several steps.

In the Kremlin cost without failures. Since the state visit is the highest level of all possible - implies a magnificent meeting ceremony, taking into account the age of the monarch, it was still reduced. By tradition, the delegation of the two countries lined up along the Andreev Hall. In this parade room of the Grand Kremlin Palace, restored in the 90s, designated and place for the throne. More precisely, the throne with the replicas of royal chairs. In this direction, Vladimir Putin also led his guest, giving the arms of the hall with his hands and telling something with the help of translators.

When the king and president left the hall, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov approached the throne. It highlighted on a common background with its half-and-darling - dark green fries. Left for a few moments alone, Kadyrov took out the phone and photographed the place for the throne. And then also set aside for his Instagram with the leaders of Ingushetia and Tatarstan. All three were represented by the Muslim part of the Russian Federation.

The Arab journalists, in the meantime, warned Russian colleagues from the mistake: The name of their king should have been pronounced completely and only completely. "Fucking in no way! Only Salman Ben Abdel Aziz! " - With the review of the raised voice, he spoke on a beautiful Russian one of the guests.

Waited to ten years

Relations between Moscow and Er-Riyad did not always develop smoothly. The first official visit of the representatives of Saudi Arabia to Moscow after the collapse of the USSR took place in 2003. For the current king who took the throne in 2015, the current visit is the first in the new capacity, but in Moscow he has already been in 2006, being the ruler of Er-Riyadh.

But Vladimir Putin visited this Arab country only once - ten years ago, but recalls the trip with warmth. He was met in a royal, with a cannonal salute and cavalry escort. The monarch gave a guest of the guest a whole palace and generously offered him to change the schedule of the visit at his discretion. The road in front of Putin was tied with rose petals, and the dancers were spectacularly gave the dagger (you can imagine that I experienced personal security of the president at this point). Colorite added outfits of Russian journalists - they had to put on hijabs.

In just a few years before the visit, Russia accused Saudi Arabia in the financial support of Chechen terrorists. Er-Riyad expressed dissatisfaction with the attitude of Moscow to Muslims of his country. But in the name of joint struggle against terrorism, the parties entered the dialogue. Then Putin left the kingdom with the highest reward of the Kingdom - the Order Abdel Aziz. Finally, he invited the then king Abdalla, the only brother of the current ruler, to make a return visit to Moscow. Visit had to wait ten years - Er-Riyada preferred to look in the direction of Washington.

Kalashnikov and Wheat

Before the visit of Salmana Ben Abdel Aziza, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov noted that the meeting of the leaders would be a "turning point in relationships and withdraw cooperation to a new level, providing a fruitful contribution to stability in the Middle East and North Africa." The fact that Moscow has more expectations, especially in terms of military-technical cooperation, the Kommersant newspaper has told sources operating in this area.

According to the interlocutors of the publication, the Russian side has prepared a package of weapons contracts worth more than three billion dollars, including the supply of several divisions of anti-aircraft missile systems S-400 "Triumph". For ten years, Moscow tried to enter the Army Er-Riyadh market, but before the contracts did not reach the contract.

As a result, according to Rosoboronexport, only an agreement was signed on the organization in the Kingdom of the licensing machinery AK-103 and cartridges for various purposes. Of the 14 papers certified by delegations, an agreement on research and cooperation in outer space and the program in the field of use of atomic energy can be distinguished. Yes, the Ministry of Agriculture agreed on the supply of Russian wheat to Saudi Arabia, although the export of the Russian barley is already almost half of bilateral turnover in the amount of more than $ 200 million.

Salman Ben Abdel Al Saud positively appreciated the efforts of Russia to resolve in Syria. And I did not fail to prick Iran. "We emphasize that the safety and stability of the bay region and the Middle East will require Iran to refuse to interfere with the internal affairs of states, refusing to destabilize the situation in this region," - slowly, referring to the chosen-written paper, has pronounced the king. Correcting glasses in a gold frame, he noted that the relationship of Moscow and Er-Riyadh, according to its estimates, "are characterized by the coincidence of views on many regional and international problems."

"It was a friendly, thorough conversation, which was based on the mutual desire of Moscow and Er-Riyadh to consistently increase mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas," said Lavrov's negotiations. His colleague Adel Ibn Ahmed Al-Jubair used the expressions even. In his opinion, "the relationship between the two countries go to the new horizons, which we could not even imagine earlier."

Finally, the king Salman Bin Abdel Aziz invited Vladimir Putin to visit. The Russian president received an invitation and promised to visit Saudi Arabia again. But the deadlines did not designate.

Sweet King Saudi Arabia during his visit to Moscow will take all the available rooms of five star hotels around the Kremlin and Red Square, including one of the hotels - completely. This was reported by Business FM on October 4.

The visit of the royal friend will last from 4 to 7 October. Already in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Manege Square, Lubyanka and Kuznetsky Bridge there are no free places in five star hotels, such as Four Seasons, St. Regis and "National" - those in which a delegation from Saudi Arabia will stop. In total, the Mission of Saudites will have about a thousand people. And for the king himself, all rooms at the Ritz Carlton Hotel were redeemed until October 7.

The questionnaire for the survey of metropolitan travel agencies organized by "Bank" was included for the first time, two additional questions were included, the answers to which were allowed to find out the preferences of retail in the field of MICE tourism and work with VIP clients.

As Junis Teymurkhanly, the owner and general director of the St. Petersburg hotel "Gelvetia" told, such measures are dictated by the requirements of the protocols on the placement of the specimen of such a level. "As a rule, the figures of this scale stop in official residences on the territory of visited states, there can be maximum security. But the final choice of the placement tool is determined by the protocol of the two countries. The delegation of the monarch can have their own security and transport accessibility considerations. In addition, the possibilities of the kitchen in hotels Four Seasons and Ritz Carlton exceed the possibilities of the state residence, which is usually provided to guests of this level. The king is likely to invite politicians, journalists. His own cooks in this case can provide food not only a numerous delegation, but also guests, "the expert told.

On October 4, on the roads of Moscow, it was already possible to observe an unusually high density of traffic police officers, which is probably due to elevated security measures. According to Vadim Prasov, Vice-President of the Federation of Restaurants and Hoteliers of Russia, in the Center for sure will arise difficulties with the road movement, but Moscow as the capital city is used to it. "The delegation is really big, and none of the status guests wants to live in Tryshka. The hotelians naturally will not have any objections, "the expert commented.

At Booking.com Rooms at the Ritz Carlton Hotel may cost from 35 to 112 thousand rubles per night. The hotel has 334 rooms.

Recall, at the beginning of this year, Saudi king took a 31-day journey through the countries of Asia, in which it was accompanied by 459 tons of baggage, including two elevators and two Mercedes-Benz S600 vehicles, as well as a retinue of 1500 people. Monarch 81 year.

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Calculated: The accommodation of the Saudi king with a retinue in Moscow hotels cost $ 3.3 million

Kremlin press service

OneTwotrip travel service calculated that the placement of the delegation of the King of Saudi Arabia in the five-star hotels in Moscow cost 2.5 - 3.3 million dollars.

The delegation of the king in the composition of 1 thousand people stopped at the hotels of Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, St. Regis, "National", the report says. From 2.2 million to 3.3 million dollars accounted for accommodation in all rooms at Four Seasons, as well as in suites, standard and improved rooms of Ritz Carlton hotels, St. Regis, "National".

The cost of accommodation for three nights is only in one Four Seasons, the rooms in which were bought to the delegation completely, can be 738 thousand dollars without taking into account price adjustments for group booking. Hotel 180 rooms: 139 rooms, 39 suites, 1 presidential suite and 1 Royal Suite. The cost of living a day in the last two is at least 1 million rubles, the night in the "Standard" room, depending on the type of window from 35 to 60 thousand rubles, in the suite from 80 to 200 thousand rubles.

In addition, they suggested in the service, especially for the arrival of the king, the situation in the rooms changed: the carpets added, changed furniture.

81-year-old King Saudi Arabia Salman Ben-Abdel Aziz Al Saud arrived in Russia on the eve. He met with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. According to Kommersant, according to the negotiations of the leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia, an agreement was reached by the procurement of ER-Riyadh of anti-aircraft missile systems S-400 "Triumph". In addition, a contract for the organization of production in Saudi Arabia, Kalashnikov, was signed and a memorandum was signed on the purchase and localization of heavy TOS-1A flame retardant systems, anti-tank missile systems "Cornet-EM" and GRANOMETOMS AGS-30.

The King of Saudi Arabia is famous for his love for luxury. During a recent visit to Indonesia, it was accompanied by 1 thousand people, and the baggage weighed about 500 tons. Visit to Japan Salman Al Saud was carried out on 10 aircraft. With you, he brought 500 limousines and two gold escalator.