{"id":11594,"date":"2017-11-16T13:02:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T13:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=11594"},"modified":"2017-11-16T13:02:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T13:02:36","slug":"egypts-criminal-ex-security-chief-advising-saudi-crown-prince-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/egypts-criminal-ex-security-chief-advising-saudi-crown-prince-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s criminal ex-security chief advising Saudi crown prince: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>Egypt\u2019s former security chief during the Mubarak-era, notorious for his track record of brutality and use of torture, has been reportedly serving as an advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid Riyadh\u2019s mass purge of the country\u2019s royals and top businessmen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The news comes following reports that as many as 17 high-profile figures recently detained in Saudi Arabia during Riyadh\u2019s so-called anti-corruption campaign required medical treatment after they sustained serious injuries under beatings and torture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Senior Saudi figures beaten, tortured in custody: Report<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, Habib el-Adly\u00a0is currently serving as an advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed, one of his advisers and a former Egyptian interior minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Adly\u00a0currently faces corruption charges over embezzlement of $6.9 million from the assets of the Egyptian Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>In reaction to the New York Times, Adly\u2019s lawyer said he has not left the country and that his defendant is still in Cairo waiting to attend his next trial session on January 11 next year.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities at the Saudi Royal Court referred press queries about the issue to the Saudi Embassy in Washington, where a spokeswoman, Fatimah Baeshen, said the diplomatic mission could not confirm or dispute the reports.<\/p>\n<p>On November 4, dozens of Saudi princes, ministers, and former ministers were detained on the orders of Saudi Arabia\u2019s so-called Anti-Corruption Committee headed by the crown prince.<\/p>\n<p>Former spy chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan as well as billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal are among the notable businessmen and royals incarcerated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/217.218.67.233\/\/photo\/20171116\/197f5aa2-7f87-469b-a982-32674672e146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"313\" \/><figcaption>The photo shows detained Saudi billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal attending a festival in Riyadh on February 18, 2014 shows. (Photo by AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The detained individuals are facing allegations of money laundering, bribery, extorting officials, and misappropriation of public funds for personal benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown is believed to be a self-promotion campaign launched by the crown prince aimed at consolidating his power.<\/p>\n<p>The MEE\u2019s sources said the number of the arrestees actually stood at more than 500, and that twice that number had been questioned.<\/p>\n<p>According to Saudi Attorney General Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb, the authorities had questioned 208 people in the \u201canti-corruption investigation.\u201d They estimated that \u201cat least $100 billion\u201d had been misused by the suspects through systematic graft and embezzlement over several decades.<\/p>\n<p>The kingdom also blocked the assets of the crown prince\u2019s cousin, Mohammed bin Nayef, who reportedly continues to be under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Nayef was the crown prince until June when he was ousted by King Salman and replaced by his son.<\/p>\n<p>The purge followed an earlier roundup of Muslim clerics, writers, economists, and public figures.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s ailing 81-year-old monarch has been reportedly suffering from partial dementia and is said to be contemplating an abdication in favor of his son.<\/p>\n<p>Many political observers interpret the entire crackdown as a purge against dissent before the crown prince\u2019s rise to power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt\u2019s former security chief during the Mubarak-era, notorious for his track record of brutality and use of torture, has been reportedly serving as an advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid Riyadh\u2019s mass purge of the country\u2019s royals and top businessmen. 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