(Karachi) Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday sacked two royals over corruption charges, local media reported on Tuesday.

Commander of the Joint Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen Fahad bin Turki bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Governor of Al-Jouf Region Abdulaziz bin Fahad bin Turki bin Abdulaziz were both dismissed and put under investigation for corruption linked to the Defense Ministry.

A number of other officers and civil servants of the ministry have also been referred to the judiciary for investigation over corruption.

The decision was based on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s instructions to the anti-corruption committee to investigate “suspicious financial transactions at the defence ministry”.

After becoming heir to the throne in 2017 in a palace coup that ousted his predecessor, Prince Salman launched an anti-corruption campaign that saw scores of royals, ministers and businessmen detained at Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel. Most were released after reaching undisclosed settlements with the state.