Friday, December 12, 2014

Bahrain royal corruption

From the Angry Arab's chief Bahrain correspondent: "The financial times just did an investigative piece on the Bahraini king and royal court's corrupt land and real estate deals. It's probably the most important piece written on Bahrain to date as it highlights exactly how the king gets his wealth. I've always said, when it comes down to it. The crux of the issue is land reclamation where the king would reclaim land from the sea for free and then sell it or use it for a real estate development. This is where they get their wealth from and now we have evidence. The fact that the article is about the king and the royal court is significant and should be a slap in the face to anyone who believes the king is a reformer and the only problem is with the Prime Minister."