MEM: Saudi crown prince is an authoritarian ruler with a reform cover

SANAA, April 02 (YPA) – The US Middle East Monitor (MEM) reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is an autocratic ruler with an alleged reformist cover, has nothing to do with the truth.

According to the website, Bin Salman loves all things American. From the popular video game Call of Duty, to Apple products, to an old-fashioned Big Mac burger from McDonald’s, he is known to have an affinity for American culture.

American culture, such as call of duty, burgers, McDonald’s and Apple products, but at the same time follows the Chinese “governance” style that guarantees the tyrant’s access to the throne at all costs.

Bin Salman understands the importance of appeasing his Western audience. That’s why on the global stage he has touted himself as a progressive and secular figure from within a traditionally conservative and predictable royal family. To support that image, he has introduced otherwise foreign entertainment to the Saudi domestic arena including concerts, theatres and even women’s sporting events.

Minor reforms have been overshadowed by major abuses of human rights both domestically and abroad. His reign has seen a sharp rise in the number of death sentences, mostly as a political weapon against dissidents from Saudi Arabia’s Shi’a Muslim minority.

Human rights activists, political dissidents, religious scholars and even the most high-profile of the royal elite find themselves imprisoned arbitrarily on charges such as “controversial” posts on Twitter or support for democratic reforms

The prince’s tyranny extends beyond the Kingdom’s borders. In Yemen, for example, the UN has declared the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, primarily as a result of the Saudi-led blockade and ongoing bombardment.

E.M