and at least another five very senior cenior officials, very c the royal court, among them the chief media adviser to the crown prince himself, they have been relieved of their positions. most of the others are very senior members of the intelligence and security services. there is no particular explanation as to why they have been removed from their positions at the moment, but the implication is that if they didn t know about this operation, they should have done from their saudi perspective. and this is a remark that was part of the statement made on state tv. and i think it is very telling. let s have a listen. translator: the public prosecution confirms that they will continue investigating and interrogating those responsible who are 18 persons of saudi