Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning on executing Muslim scholars Salman al-Odah, Awad al-Qarni, and Ali al-Omari after Ramadan
, but Western powers, which are reliant on Saudi Arabia for their energy needs and as a buyer for their weaponry, have been reluctant to apply any meaningful pressure.
The change had allowed him to aggressively pursue opponents within the family, dissidents abroad, as well as religious and secular activists.Odah, Qarni, and Omari, were not dissidents by any measure. All three shied away from criticising the royal family and MBS but broke with the prince by not offering enthusiastic support for his foreign policy measures.
Similarly, Qarni is a respected Islamic scholar, who also had a large social media following and would regularly appear on TV talk shows.
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