Although the Saudi Crown Prince tries to silence the voices of the protesters, both inside and outside, by intimidation and threats, he will never be able to escape his crimes.
Mohammed bin Salman, uses weapons and bribes to buy the international community’s silence over his crimes, media reports suggest that the Saudi prince paid bribes and investment contracts to win the support of former US government officials, including Jared Kouchner. Trump’s son-in-law – Mike Pompeo – was a priority.
The Saudi Crown Prince also invokes arms deals as a guarantee for Western silence on the Saudi regime’s human rights record and crimes in Yemen. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Saudi Arabia was the largest buyer of weapons in the Arab region during 2020.
The Saudi Crown Prince has no hesitation in using the weapon of intimidation against his critics. In an interview with Saudi state television, he mentioned the possibility of resorting to killing his opponents. In another interview, he described his critics as equals with terrorists and gunmen.
Although the Saudi Crown Prince is trying to hire public relations companies in the West and the United States to beautify his disfigured face, his crimes and lawsuits against him have shown that the weapon of money is no longer effective.
In this regard, Ghada Owais, the host of the Qatari network Al-Jazeera, verbally attacked the Saudi Crown Prince and announced that she would not stop suing him in court even if it tarnishes her reputation and try to hack her mobile phone and spy on her. Owais wrote on her Twitter page, “I will not shy away from complaining about Muhammad bin Salman and I will not remain silent about his crimes.” He added: “I still want the release of Loujain al-Hathloul – a Saudi woman activist – I will not withdraw my complaint against you.” Social media users also reacted to Owais’ tweets, praising his stance and stressing the need to continue it until bin Salman is tried.
The fact is that Western countries have received billions of dollars from bin Salman to remain silent about his crimes. Just as Donald Trump, after receiving large bribes, ignored numerous credible reports, including a report by the CIA, that the Saudi Crown Prince was directly involved in the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a critical journalist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and that his body was mutilated. Took.
The current US administration has taken a similar approach; Referring to “the role of the Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi’s assassination,” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stressed that Washington would continue to work with Riyadh and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
It should be noted that although the Saudi Crown Prince’s relations with the United States and the West may be a guarantee for his survival in power and often for the throne, he can never hide his anomalies and those of the Saudi government.
