Reuters said in a report that thousands of tweets on Twitter accused former Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef and his assistant, Saad al-Jabri, of corruption.
The agency quoted two Saudi sources as saying that the campaign carried out by pro-government activists in Twitter appeared to be aimed at influencing public opinion and slandering Prince Muhammad bin Nayef before the expected allegations of corruption against him were announced.
The agency also quoted another source as saying that the campaign is supported by the government, and that those close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are republishing it.
Reuters also quoted Khaled al-Jabri, the son of Saad al-Jabri, as saying that the campaign aims to deflect the real issue, which is taking Ibn al-Jabri and his daughter as hostages.
Muhammad bin Nayef allowed the corruption network run by Al-Jabri to work in suspicious ways!
It confirms the validity of the reports that questioned his eligibility to continue in the position of crown prince, which is supported by reports published in Reuters about his addiction, which distracted him from following up what was going on in the Ministry of Interior during his receipt of it. # Corruption_Saad_Aljabri pic.twitter.com/cPrw2TkcUr
- Saudi Deterrence # 2030 🇸🇦 (@ s_hm2030) July 18, 2020
She stated that the new Twitter campaign against Muhammad bin Nayef came in conjunction with the entry of King Salman, 84, to the hospital for tests after suffering from cholecystitis, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
She noted that Muhammad bin Nayef before his overthrow was the most important competitor to the throne, noting the dependency of the security forces on him, and developing close ties with Western intelligence services, and that he still enjoys popularity among the conservatives whom the crown prince marginalized.
She said that the media office of the Saudi government did not respond to a request to comment on the matter, and that she was unable to reach Muhammad bin Nayef or his lawyer, or Al-Jabri to comment on the said campaign.
Western newspapers - including the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal - have revealed in recent weeks some features of what it described as the plan of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to get rid of former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef.
In what appears to be the latest chapters targeting and liquidating Muhammad bin Nayef’s political - and possibly physical - through a judicial decision, the American Washington Post - quoting Saudi and American sources - revealed that the Saudi crown prince's anti-corruption committee is close to completing a detailed investigation into allegations of corruption And betrayal of Muhammad bin Nayef.
#Muhammad_Ben_Nayef .. A Twitter campaign to defend the former Saudi crown prince, and a counter-electronic attack that stigmatizes him with corruption in files attributed to the former senior intelligence official, Saad al-Jabri # Published by pic.twitter.com/PSxMjp9ge6
- Al-Jazeera (@AJArabic) July 20, 2020
The newspaper reported that the Anti-Corruption Commission is preparing to charge the former crown prince and interior minister with seizing 15 billion dollars while he was running anti-terrorism programs in the Ministry of Interior, through a network of companies and private accounts.
The newspaper quoted - for an unnamed private Saudi source - that the investigators called on Muhammad bin Nayef to pay $ 15 billion they claim he seized.
The committee says that Muhammad bin Nayef illegally transferred the aforementioned funds through bogus companies and special accounts, but the newspaper indicated - in return - that documents seen by close associates of Muhammad bin Nayef revealed that the accusations against him were false.