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In Saudi Arabia, after the murder of the journalist, Khashoggi went through to the change of heir to the throne - even the United States does not mind
After the international scandalof the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Istanbul Consulate General of Saudi Arabia, some members of the ruling royal family of the Arab state intend to prevent the heard prince Muhammad Ben Salman Al Saudu become king. To date, he is the heir to 82-year-old Salman Ben Abdul-Aziz Al Sauda-during his lifetime, something will be changed, but his family members have the support of the United States.
Dozens of princes and cousins from the influential branches of the Al Saud family want to see changes in the inheritance line, Reuters reports with reference to sources. Salman Ben Abdul-Aziz, of course, will not go against his beloved son, but after the death of the King of the heir, the 76-year-old Prince Ahmed Ben Abdul-Aziz can squeeze-the king’s brother and uncle Crown prince.
According to one of the interlocutors of the agency, Prince Ahmed, the only surviving brother of King Salman, will have support for family members, security apparatus and some Western powers.
The royal house of the ruling dynasty of the Saudis consists of hundreds of princes. Unlike most European monarchies, there is no automatic inheritance of the throne from father to older son. According to the traditions of the kingdom, the king and senior members of the family from each branch themselves choose the most suitable heir to the throne. Muhammad Ben Salman in 2017 approved 31 of 34 votes.
Prince Ahmed was Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Saudi Arabia for almost 40 years, and over the past weeks of his support, high -ranking officials of the United States unofficially declared his support. The fact is that, in their opinion, Prince Ahmed will not counteract the social and economic reforms, begun by Prince Muhammad, and will also be respected by current contracts for the supply of weapons, ”while Muhammad Ben Salman was the initiator of military cooperation with Russia - with his participation, a contract was concluded for the S -400 complex .
On October 2, journalist Jamal Khashoggi, known for critical statements about the policy of Saudi Arabia and was considered a dissident, disappeared when visiting the Consulate General of his country in Istanbul, where he came to receive documents necessary for the registration of a citizen of Turkey. A few days later, the Turkish police began to investigate the case of its disappearance.
On October 20, the Saudi authorities admitted that the journalist died as a result of strangulation during a fight in the Consulate General. His body was divided and taken outside the diplomatic complex. The Prosecutor General of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Saud al-Majib said that the charges of the Khashoggi case were put forward against 11 people, 21 people were detained in total as part of the investigation.
The brutal murder of Khashoggi, the famous critic of the Crown Prince, caused condemnation from the entire international community, including many politicians and officials in the United States. The CIA believes that the order of the murder of the journalist was given by the Crown Prince, informed sources in the United States reported. At the same time, the Prosecutor General of Saudi Arabia said that the crown prince did not know anything about the murder.