All were critical of the saudi government, and there is evidence they were abducted and flown to saudi arabia. In the penthouse of this luxury hotel, a saudi prince is preparing to visit the powerful relatives. It is a meeting that will change his life forever. Sultan bin turki bin abdulaziz has been publicly criticising the saudi royal family. Now he has been invited for a conversation. Early in the morning, Prince Sultan is driven to a palace on the outskirts of geneva. It belongs to his uncle, king fahd of saudi arabia. Prince abdulaziz bin fahd is the kings favourite son. He has invited his cousin to breakfast. They are joined by Sheikh Saleh Al sheikh, the saudi minister of islamic affairs. Abdulaziz asks sultan to return to saudi arabia. He says he will be protected and everything will be resolved. Sultan refuses. Abdulaziz excuses himself to make a phone call. Then, al sheikh also leaves the room. Sultan is left alone. Suddenly masked men rush in. They beat sultan and handcuff h
Calls that a prince, and certainly in so doing i definitely picked up on the fact that there were members of the regime, the royal family, who were very very much against what he was doing. Sultan said the saudis had frozen his assets so he could not pay his hotel bill or his staff. Then came the meeting on the 12th ofjune. Everybody was awake. Prince sultan was as well. The tension started to ramp up, you could feel it in the air, it felt very much like it was going to be a make or break situation. Eddie had no idea this would be the last time he would see sultan who was about to be abducted and flown back to riyadh. Seven months later, injanuary 2004, the prince resurfaced. In a call to an arabic news channel, he said he was under house arrest. He described his experiences and named those he had held responsible. Years later, sultan approached clyde bergstresser, a lawyer in boston, and told him his story. It belies any credit to see that this was anything other than the abduction de
Hello and welcome to bbc news. 800 households are being evacuated from five tower blocks in camden in north london, so that urgent Fire Safety Work can be carried out. The buildings have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at Grenfell Tower, in the west of the capital. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offences including manslaughter. Tom symonds reports. There was no warning, just a request. We need you to move out because we cant be sure you are safe. I just dont want to go now. I feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. Tonight, Camden Councils mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempt to find somewhere to sleep, for 4000 people. Individuals have been told to leave for their own safety and its down to them to make the decision. I intend to stay put. I intend to go there tonight. Its a Knee Jerk Reaction by the council, they ha
Hello and welcome to bbc news. 800 households are being evacuated from five tower blocks in camden in north london, so that urgent Fire Safety Work can be carried out. The buildings have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at Grenfell Tower, in the west of the capital. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offences including manslaughter. Tom symonds reports. There was no warning, just a request. We need you to move out because we cant be sure you are safe. I just dont want to go now. I feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. Tonight, Camden Councils mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempt to find somewhere to sleep, for 4000 people. Individuals have been told to leave for their own safety and its down to them to make the decision. I intend to stay put. I intend to go there tonight. Its a Knee Jerk Reaction by the council, they ha
Hello and welcome to bbc news. 800 households are being evacuated from five tower blocks in camden in north london, so that urgent Fire Safety Work can be carried out. The buildings have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at Grenfell Tower, in the west of the capital. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offences including manslaughter. Tom symonds reports. There was no warning, just a request. We need you to move out because we cant be sure you are safe. I just dont want to go now. I feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. Tonight, Camden Councils mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempt to find somewhere to sleep, for 4000 people. Individuals have been told to leave for their own safety and its down to them to make the decision. I intend to stay put. I intend to go there tonight. Its a Knee Jerk Reaction by the council, they ha