When Ritz Carlton Hotel So Prison Luxury Saudi Prince

On Saturday November 4th, guests at the Ritz Carlton, Riyadh were told by the luxury hotel that unexpected reservations by the local government required a high level of security. "We can not accommodate the guests, until normal operation is restored," said Hotel Ritz Carlton.

Within hours security forces have rounded up dozens of princes, members of the political elite, and Saudi business. Among them were 11 Saudi princes, ministers, and wealthy conglomerates.

They were invited to a meeting where they were detained. Others, are caught in their homes and flown to Riyadh or escorted to the Ritz Carlton Hotel transformed into a temporary luxury prison.

According to a source, the corruption prisoners are allowed to call a short phone. "They do not take calls and get tight security. No one can enter or exit.

Obviously there is a lot of preparation for it, "he said Friday (10/11).

The cleansing was ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). He will be king after King Salman. MBS continues to make Saudi modernization work. He also sought to sustain his own powers to decide to pursue Saudi elites, including some members of the royal family, on charges such as accepting bribes and inflating business project costs.

Those arrested could not be reached for comment. MBS believes that Saudi does not change, then the country will experience crisis. The economy will be drowned in a crisis that could trigger unrest. This could threaten the royal family and weaken the country in its regional rivalry with Iran.

MBS decided to make a cleanup move when he realized that more of his family were against him to become king than he had thought. This is according to an insider source. "The signal, anyone who hesitates to give support to the MBS to become a king should be vigilant," said the person familiar with the incident.

"The whole idea of ​​an anti-corruption campaign is targeted to his family. The rest is just decoration, "said the source.

King Salman said the purge was in response to the exploitation by some weak souls who placed their own interests above the public interest, to gain money illegally.

Insiders say the allegations are based on evidence gathered by the intelligence service. However, Saudi supporters reject the anti-corruption movement as a campaign to remove political enemies.

Among those arrested at the Ritz Carlton Hotel is Prince Miteb bin Abdullah. He is a strong National Guard Chief and also a cousin of MBS.

Miteb was in his ranch in Riyadh when he was called to meet the Crown Prince. "He went to the meeting and never came back," said an insider with connections with some of those arrested. Miteb is known to be very angry when MBS was elected the Crown Prince of Saudi Kingdom and will become king.