Behind Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption crackdown
by Laura King, Los Angeles Times
Feb 03, 2018
3 minutes
Nearly three months ago, Saudi Arabia's crown prince unexpectedly staged a stunning roundup of hundreds of fellow members of the kingdom's wealthy and powerful elite.
Money, power and princely standing offered no protection.
Those targeted included royal relatives and one of the world's richest men, billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
Depicted as an anti-corruption drive, the detentions were widely viewed as an attempt by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 32-year-old heir apparent to the Saudi throne, to intimidate royal rivals, consolidate his own power and perhaps carry out what amounted to an
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