The Arabic-language Arabi 21 news website quoted a Saudi source as stating that
Bin Salman was due to visit Paris to meet with President Emanuel Macron but
repeated demands for holding protest rallies in Saudi Arabia by the 'September
15 Movement' postponed the trip to an unspecified period of time.
According to the report, the Saudi people were due to hold protest rallies on
Friday (September 15) but they changed decision after the security officials'
intensified presence turned the country into a military base.
Also, tens of legal activists in Paris this week held a protest rally against
the Saudi crown prince's visit, blasting the government in Riyadh for its human
rights violations.
Meantime, bin Salman's order to suppress the opponents and rival princes who are
obstacle to his succession to power is seen as another major factor contributing
to rising tensions in the Saudi society.
In relevant remarks earlier this month, Saudi whistle-blower Mujtahid, who is
believed to be a member of or have a well-connected source in the royal family,
revealed that Mohammed bin Salman continues attempts to crackdown on the
opponents and has recently ordered arrest of a Saudi prince.
"Reliable sources say that prince Abdolaziz bin Fahad has been detained in his
palace in Jeddah," Mujtahid wrote on his webpage.
He added that the special forces working under Mohammed bin Salman attacked the
prince's palace, arrested him and took him to an unknown place, noting that
efforts by bin Fahad's mother, Johareh, to find his whereabouts have proved
futile.
Mujtahid underlined that bin Salman shows no mercy to his opponents and believes
that no one, even the sons of Abdolaziz, should remain immune from his
suspicions.
Arab media reported in August that bin Salman has escaped an assassination
attempt at one of the royal family palaces in Jeddah.
Arabic language Mer'at al-Jazeera quoted sources close to the royal family as
saying that bin Salman was targeted by an assassination attempt in Jeddah by one
of the Saudi princes.
Also, a western diplomat in Riyadh said that the Saudi crown prince wasn’t
harmed in the failed attempt and the prince who made the move was arrested.
Bin Salman's ambitious acts in recent months and his attempts to dethrone the
rivals have created wroth among other Saudi princes.
The Arab media have been reporting recently that Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin
Abdulaziz al-Saud is much likely to step down in favor of his son Mohammed, the
new crown prince, within the next few months.
SOURCE: FNA