Saudi Prince arrested by order of King Salman

A Saudi prince Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz has been arrested after a video emerged online purporting to show him abusing someone and pointing a rifle at another.

Saudi King Salman ordered the arrest and interrogation of the prince on Wednesday, a day after short video clips were published on YouTube showing what appears to be a rifle pointed toward a man who is bleeding from the head and pleading.

One clip, viewed more than 760,000 times, also shows 18 bottles of whisky displayed on a table and a wad of cash. The sale and consumption of alcohol in Saudi Arabia is forbidden, the Associated Press reported.

Another video clip shows a man sitting in a car, bleeding and being cursed at for parking in front of a house. Another clip shows what appears to be the prince punching and slapping a man who is sitting on a chair.

Saudi Arabia's state TV reported that the king ordered a full investigation into the incidents and the arrest of Prince, as well as any associates that appeared in the clips. He ordered that no individual involved in the case be released until a court has issued a ruling in line with the country's Islamic Shariah laws.

In the order, King Salman urged people to remain vigilant in monitoring any exploitation of status or abuse of power.