Alwaght- New reports are emerging of intensified infighting within the troubled Saudi Arabian royal family with the crown prince and deputy crown prince now engaged in an apparent supremacy battle over ‘anti-terrorism’ money.
A renowned Saudi social media activist known as Mujtahid has revealed through tweeter that the deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman "is seriously considering taking over the control a secret file and item in the fight against terrorism", which for ten years have has been completely under the control of the Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammad bin Nayef.
Mujtahed explained that "this item, which is listed out of the budget, costs daily SR 50 million spent in the kingdom, and $ 10 million outside the kingdom, i.e. a total cost of f 87.5 million riyals daily."
"Bin Nayef enjoys the right to dispose annual total of 32 billion riyals ($8.5 billion) a year in confidential items of the Royal Court that are not subjected to any follow-up," the Saudi tweeter said.
"After the announcement of, the so called, ‘Islamic Military Alliance’ against terrorism, no one can rule out that Bin Salman could issue a royal order making this item at his disposal, hitting Bin Nayef a severe blow," he added.
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia announced the creation of an ‘Islamic military alliance’ with a mission to fight terrorism. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the coalition of 34 Muslim states would ‘fight terrorism in the region’.
Mujtahid, whose real identity remains anonymous, is believed to be an insider or has a well-connected source in the Saudi royal family.
