Saudi arabia arrests the kings brother and all the royals accused of plotting against the crown prince is muhammad bin selman consolidating his power and what are the implications of this latest purge against dissent this is inside story. How and welcome to the program im jonah how saudi arabias crown princes had a controversial rise to power in just 3 years mohamed bin salmond has silenced nearly all voices of dissent at home critics have been jailed or even killed and he appears to be tightening his grip on power even further media reports suggest at least 20 princes officials and Army Officers have been arrested in the kingdoms latest purge they include former crown Prince Mohammed bin nayef here he is on the right after he was removed as to the throne in 2017 but the most high profile arrest is the kings last 4 surviving full brother prince had been up to allows these the royals have been accused of plotting to overthrow the crown prince but the saudi government hasnt officially re
Saudi arabia arrests the kings brother and all the royals accused of plotting against the crown prince is muhammad bin selman consolidating his power and what are the implications of this latest purge against dissent this is inside story. How and welcome to the program im jonah how saudi arabias crown princes had a controversial rise to power in just 3 years mohamed bin salmond has silenced nearly all voices of dissent at home critics have been jailed or even killed and he appears to be tightening his grip on power even further media reports suggest at least 20 princes officials and Army Officers have been arrested in the kingdoms latest purge they include former crown Prince Mohammed bin nayef here he is on the right after he was removed as to the throne in 2017 but the most high profile arrest is the kings last foot surviving full brother prince had been up to allows these the royals have been accused of plotting to overthrow the crown prince but the saudi government hasnt officially
So lets go back to that breaking news out of riyadh the saudi capital according to media reports Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin sound detained some the most high profile members of the rule family they include former crown Prince Mohammed bin nayef as well as prince ahmed bin abdulaziz outside the younger brother of the saudi king reports suggest theyve both been accused of treason saudi guards have also arrested one of mom had been knifed brothers theyre now likely under the threat of life imprisonment or possible execution both could have rival the crown Prince Mohammed bin sound man to the throne if king solomon were to die it lets bring in jamal and sally johns is live on set jamal so what do you think has prompted this move by the Saudi Crown Prince mom been psalm on how significant is it in terms of significance that we can say with 100 percent confidence its huge because of the positioning of these 2 figures within the royal family their seniority both in terms of lineage but a
Institutions but also internationally with the United States and other countries and obviously. Being the only other son of the late king faisal and being a significant figure with respect josh and his executive director of arab center of washington he thinks this seems like an attempt by the crown prince to consolidate more power. Gooden sama who is the most senior of thats 3 and has actually overseas for many years came back couple of years ago to kind of try to calm things down. After b. S. Took over and there were some. Kind of turmoil in within the royal family. And of course the the previous crowned prince and his brother were also involved in these 3 arrests the accusation of course. Or the implication is that there was an attempt at a coup i dont think the possibility of a coup is even. Feasible at this time in terms of where the military is and its potential participation and that i think this is another 10 but i meant in some amount to kind of exert in a paranoid way has full
Hours of an easy calm as a ceasefire in syria is a good lives still hold. But so we begin in saudi arabia where crown Prince Mohammed bin solomon has detained some of the most high profile members of the royal family and that includes form a crown Prince Mohammed bin nayef as well as a prince of bin Abdul Aziz Al saud the younger brother of the saudi king report suggests that they have both been accused of treason so many gods have also arrested one of my havent been brothers and now likely to be under the threat of life imprisonment or possible execution both could have rivaled crown Prince Mohammed bin salim to throw in if king solomon dies out 0 Senior Correspondent jim spains what these detentions mean for the kingdom and their impact on saudi politics. In terms of his significance its huge because were talking about true of the most senior members of the saudi royal family and true that up until now have not been seen as supporters of crown prince may have been someone in the dire