The woman is accused of buying a number of properties with the money, which her brother allegedly took from several investors after promising to put the money into a lucrative eggs business. She denies the charges.

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Shishri, a judge at the Jeddah Summary Court, presided over the case against the woman.

Ibrahim Al-Awaji, the lawyer representing the investors, brought to court several documents apparently proving that the woman was also involved in the fraud and that she had used the investors’ money to buy real estate properties and make other investments.

Al-Awaji noted the woman was not in a position to own the properties, adding that her husband only earns a limited monthly salary.

Al-Shishri had earlier issued a court summons after the woman failed to appear in court. When police arrived at her home, her father prevented them from taking her.

The governorate was subsequently asked to intervene and issued orders to arrest the father and investigate his involvement in the fraud.

The woman then appeared in court together with her husband and lawyers on the second day of her father’s arrest. The court had originally set Monday as the trial date.

The Drug Department’s anti-money laundering unit initially brought the case to Jeddah Public Court, which ruled in favor of the accused man after ascertaining he was a businessman.

After spending three years in custody, the court released him on bail to enable him to refund the money to the investors.

The man, however, failed to pay the money back and so the public prosecution charged him with fraud and referred the case to the summary court.

The man was again arrested and brought to court. However, there was no evidence showing he still had the money. The man claimed the cash was with businessmen in the eggs market. Only around SR12 million was found in his bank account.