Saudi Arabia Moves to Silence Deposed Prince, Dissidents Saudi Arabia’s newly elevated crown prince has limited the movements of Mohammed bin Nayef, pictured in New York last year. Royal court limits movements of Mohammed bin Nayef, infiltrates social-media accounts of activists and religious figures July 2, 2017 The new heir to Saudi Arabia’s throne has launched a crackdown on dissent in recent weeks, attempting to silence activists and critical clerics as well as his deposed predecessor, according to U.S. and Saudi officials familiar with the events. King Salman [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GsYa_4azQ4 (for the sheer hell of it, next below; with comments)]
upended Saudi Arabia’s succession order last month by naming his 31-year-old son [ https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-king-salman-ousts-nephew-as-crown-prince-installs-son-1498018510 ], Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince and next in line to the throne, and sidelining his nephew and heir apparent, Mohammed bin Nayef, who has deep ties to U.S. intelligence and is widely viewed by U.S. officials as a stabilizing force in the region. The newly elevated crown prince has limited the movements of Mohammed bin Nayef, the officials said. He has also replaced Mohammed bin Nayef’s guards with ones loyal to the royal court, they said, in a bid to ensure that Mohammed bin Nayef doesn’t take any steps to rally support. “They want to make sure nothing is being plotted,” one of these people said. [...] https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-moves-to-silence-deposed-prince-dissidents-1499034642 [with embedded video, and comments]
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