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Prince arrested over Saudi assault
Saudi Arabian police say King Salman ordered the arrest to show ‘no one is above the law’
Dubai — A Saudi prince was arrested after a video that appeared to show him assaulting a bloodied man stoked outrage online, police in that country said, in a rare airing of public anger at a member of the royal family. The clip, apparently filmed by the attacker, shows a Yemeni driver berated for parking in front of the man’s house and being forcibly grabbed by the collar and cursed at as blood drips down his mouth. Saudi police reported that King Salman ordered the arrest of Prince Saud bin Musa’id for assault to demonstrate he would punish "any transgression or violation by a person no matter his station, condition or rank". The announcement, made on Thursday on the state TV channel Ekhbariya’s Twitter page, used the hashtag "A prince commits assault on citizens", which Saudis used to vent their ire. Since 2012, social media storms in Saudi Arabia over state policies or the actions of senior officials have culminated in their sacking on at least five occasions. But online campaig...
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