On 7 September, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) reported that employees with salaries domiciled at Al-Taif Bank had been unable to withdraw them following an announcement of bankruptcy. The caption quoted one employee saying she had been unable to withdraw her salary for two weeks. Silent footage showed an unidentified woman in a car with subtitles describing failed withdrawal attempts, but it did not establish her account records or reproduce a bank notice.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated07 Sept, 15:25
““It has been two weeks and I cannot withdraw my salary!” Employees are unable to withdraw salaries domiciled at Al-Taif Bank after the announcement of its bankruptcy.”
"صار اسبوعين ماكدر اسحب راتبي"!.. موظفون يعجزون عن سحب رواتبهم الموطنة على مصرف الطيف بعد إعلان إفلاسه
by 10 September, a Central Bank or Al-Taif notice could confirm or refute the reported bankruptcy and withdrawal restrictions, while restored withdrawals or additional identified employee complaints by 14 September would narrow or broaden the reported disruption; any of these moves this file.