Saudi Arabia’s leadership has pulled off its boldest move yet to consolidate power around its young crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, arresting 11 senior princes, one of the country’s richest men and scores of former ministers in what it billed as a corruption purge.
The move sidelined at least 20 senior figures, among them outspoken billionaire and property investor, Prince al-Waleed bin Talal who owns the Savoy hotel in London, sending shockwaves through the ranks of the kingdom’s elites, who had long viewed senior royals as immune.
The scale and targets of Saturday’s purge ordered by royal decree from King Salman dwarfed anything seen in Riyadh in recent years, deliberately targeting figures deemed previously to be untouchables.
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