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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...bin-salman-could-bring-down-the-a6706801.html
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On another note I am ignorant on the other son who they want to replace with
this article makes him look way better then the current option but if this is actuality or just sugar coating I can't really tell due to lack of research. Freeing Political prisoners would be a nice step and a needed step to getting rid of the Monarchy
Eight of the 12 surviving sons of Saudi Arabias founding monarch are supporting a move to oust King Salman, 79, the countrys ailing ruler, and replace him with his 73-year-old brother, according to a dissident prince.
The prince also claims that a clear majority of the countrys powerful Islamic clerics, known as the Ulama, would back a palace coup to oust the current King and install Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, a former Interior Minister, in his place. The Ulama and religious people prefer Prince Ahmed not all of them, but 75 per cent, said the prince, himself a grandson of King Ibn Saud, who founded the ruling dynasty in 1932.
Support from the clerics would be vital for any change of monarch, since in the Saudi system only they have the power to confer religious and therefore political legitimacy on the leadership.
The revelation suggests there is increasing pressure within the normally secretive Saudi royal family to bring to a head the internal power struggle that has erupted since King Salman inherited the throne at the beginning of this year. The prince, who cannot be named for security reasons, is the author of two recently published letters calling for the royal family to replace the current Saudi leadership...
Either the King will leave Saudi Arabia, like King Saud, and he will be very respected inside and outside the country, he told The Independent. Alternatively Prince Ahmed will become Crown Prince, but with control of and responsibility for the whole country the economy, oil, armed forces, national guard, interior ministry, secret service, in fact everything from A to Z....
Prince Ahmed, the man most family members support to take over the throne, is the youngest son of the Kingdoms founder by his favourite wife, Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. He was deputy interior minister for 37 years and spent four years responsible for the religious sites in Mecca before being appointed Interior Minister in 2012.
He left the post five months later, officially at his own request, and was replaced by Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, now the Crown Prince. The dissident prince claims Prince Ahmed left after a disagreement about the treatment of political detainees.
Prince Ahmed wants to introduce reforms like freedom of thought, cleaning up the justice system and freeing political prisoners who dont have anything to do with terrorism, he said.
Many political prisoners have been in prison since before 2001 because of their wise opinion and their moderate Islamic views. If Prince Ahmed has the authority he will allow such people out.
Prince Ahmed, who has a Masters degree in political science, is favoured by clerics and by others within the royal family because of his professional experience and moderate lifestyle, according to the prince. The eldest brothers want him because he is healthy and wise, and he has been clean all his life. He is not in trouble with gambling, women, drink or drugs.
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On another note I am ignorant on the other son who they want to replace with
this article makes him look way better then the current option but if this is actuality or just sugar coating I can't really tell due to lack of research. Freeing Political prisoners would be a nice step and a needed step to getting rid of the Monarchy