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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMohammed Bin Salman: Saudi prince's controversial invitation to the Queen's funeral
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62940906Britain's invitation to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed Bin Salman, to attend the Queen's funeral has sparked a storm of protest from human rights campaigners.
Hatice Gengiz, the fiancée of the murdered Saudi journalist, said the invitation was a stain on the memory of Queen Elizabeth II. She called for him to be arrested when he lands in London, although she doubted this would happen.
The pressure group Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) has accused Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies of using the Queen's funeral as a way to - in their words - "whitewash" their human rights records.
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Mohammed Bin Salman: Saudi prince's controversial invitation to the Queen's funeral (Original Post)
Sewa
Sep 2022
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FoxNewsSucks
(10,422 posts)1. Did they tell him to leave his bone saw at home?
jcgoldie
(11,613 posts)2. Fuck whoever invited MBS
That IS quite a stain.
kimbutgar
(21,056 posts)3. England needs oil and since Putin has been giving them less they have to kiss up to Saudi Arabia
BComplex
(8,019 posts)4. All the more reason to get rid of oil rich states, and go to renewables.
I don't trust saudi arabia as far as I can throw them.
canetoad
(17,136 posts)5. I'd imagine that
Protocol would dictate that all reigning monarchs are invited, despite their personally repugnant qualities. Let him face the press and the protests.