VOA慢速英語：沙特王儲排除異己以擴(kuò)大權(quán)力

Saudi Crown Prince Detains Opponents, Expands Power

沙特王儲排除異己以擴(kuò)大權(quán)力

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is expanding his power over the Middle East country with a reported anti-corruption campaign.

沙特王儲正在通過反腐運動擴(kuò)大他在這個中東國家的權(quán)力。

King Salman named his son Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince in June. The 32-year-old prince replaced his cousin Mohammed bin Nayef as the next in line to be King.

薩勒曼國王六月份任命他的兒子穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼(Mohammed bin Salman)為王儲。這位32歲的王子取代了他的表弟穆罕默德·本·納耶夫(Mohammed bin Nayef)成為下一任國王。

There have been no public displays of opposition to the campaign within the kingdom.

沙特國內(nèi)沒有對此表示公開反對。

But outside observers say the prince is removing opponents to expand his own power. In the Washington Post newspaper, Saudi reporter Jamal Kashoggi wrote that the Saudi royals usually share power and rule by consent.

但是外界觀察家表示，這位王子正在排除異己以擴(kuò)大自己的權(quán)力。沙特記者賈馬爾·卡舒戈(Jamal Kashoggi)在《華盛頓郵報》寫道，沙特王室通常是通過是分享權(quán)力和依照民意。

He added, "Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman is upending this arrangement and centralizing all power within his position as crown prince."

他補(bǔ)充說：“本·薩勒曼王儲正在推翻這種安排，把所有權(quán)力都集中到王儲身上。”

Prominent princes arrested

杰出的王子被捕

Almost 50 people were detained early Sunday, including 11 princes, four government ministers and one billionaire.

星期天早上有近50人被捕，包括11名王子，4名政府部長和1名億萬富翁。

A royal order on Saturday said the campaign was launched in reaction to abuses of power. The order said some officials had put their own interests above the public interest, in order to make money illegally.

周六的一份皇室命令聲稱，這場運動是為了應(yīng)對權(quán)力濫用。命令稱，一些官員為了非法賺錢，將自己的利益置于公共利益之上。

A Saudi official told Reuters that the men are accused of several serious financial crimes, including bribery. The accusations could not be confirmed independently. Family members of those detained could not be reached.

一名沙特官員對路透社表示，這些人被控數(shù)起嚴(yán)重的金融犯罪，包括賄賂。這些指控?zé)o法獨立正式。那些被拘留者的家屬也無法聯(lián)系上。

The detainees are being held in hotels in the capital. And a no-fly list has been created to prevent owners of private airplanes from leaving the country.

這些被拘留者被關(guān)押在沙特首都的酒店里。為了防止擁有私人飛機(jī)者離開沙特，該國還建立了一個禁飛名單。

Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah is among those detained. He has been serving as head of Saudi Arabia's National Guard. He was responsible for security in the capital and the guarding of members of the royal families.

穆塔比·本·阿卜杜拉(Mutaib bin Abdullah)王子也被拘留了。他一直擔(dān)任沙特國民警衛(wèi)隊負(fù)責(zé)人，負(fù)責(zé)保衛(wèi)首都安全以及保護(hù)皇室成員。

The moves give Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman control of all Saudi security and military forces. That power has long been divided among branches of the royal family.

這些舉動使得薩勒曼王儲掌握了沙特所有安全和軍事力量。這一權(quán)力長期由皇室支系分別掌握。

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a billionaire with holdings across the world, is also among those arrested. His holdings include shares of News Corp, Citigroup and Twitter and ownership of hotel companies.

阿爾瓦利德·本·塔拉爾(Alwaleed bin Talal)王子是一位資產(chǎn)遍及全球的億萬富翁，他也被拘留了。他持有的股份包括新聞集團(tuán)、花旗集團(tuán)、推特，并擁有一些酒店公司。

Former Economy Minister Adel Faqieh was also arrested along with some leading Saudi businessmen. Some experts questioned the decision as these are men the kingdom was depending on for help in moving the country from an oil-based economy.

前經(jīng)濟(jì)部長阿德爾·法凱赫(Adel Faqieh)也和一些沙特重要商人一同被捕。有專家質(zhì)疑這一決定，因為沙特依靠這些人幫助國家擺脫石油經(jīng)濟(jì)。

Greg Gause is a Middle East expert at Texas A&M University. He told Reuters, "It seems to run so counter to the long-term goal of foreign investment and more domestic investment and a strengthened private sector."

格雷格·高斯(Greg Gause)是美國德州農(nóng)工大學(xué)的一名中東專家。他對路透社表示：“這似乎與吸引外國投資、增加國內(nèi)投資以及強(qiáng)化私營部門的長期目標(biāo)相抵觸。”

Other changes under the Crown Prince

王儲主導(dǎo)的其它改革

Over the past year, the Crown Prince has become the decision-maker on military, foreign, economic and social policies.

過去一年，王儲已經(jīng)成為軍事、外交、經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會政策的決策者。

His "Vision 2030" plan includes cuts in government assistance, raising taxes, sales of state property, an efficiency campaign and efforts to gain foreign investment.

他的“遠(yuǎn)景2030”計劃包括削減政府援助、提高稅收、出售國有資產(chǎn)、提供效率和爭取外資。

Much of Saudi Arabia's largely young population has supported the plan. Older and more conservative members of Saudi society, including parts of the Al Saud royal family, were angered by the Crown Prince's quick rise to power.

沙特絕大部分年輕群體支持這一計劃。沙特社會的老年人和保守派，以及阿爾沙特王室部分人對王儲迅速掌權(quán)感到憤怒。

Saudi Arabia recently announced it would end its ban on women drivers by June 2018. The decision is part of the Crown Prince's efforts toward social reform. Conservative clergymen with large followings have criticized movement toward such reforms.

沙特最近宣布將于2018年6月結(jié)束對女性司機(jī)的禁令。這一決定是王儲社會改革措施的一部分。有大批追隨者的保守派神職人員批評了這類改革運動。

As defense minister, Muhammad bin Salman led Saudi Arabia into a now two-year-old war in Yemen. The Saudi government says it is fighting Iran-backed Houthi militants there. The conflict has caused a dispute between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

作為國防部長，本·薩勒曼帶領(lǐng)沙特卷入了目前這場已經(jīng)持續(xù)兩年之久的也門戰(zhàn)爭中。沙特政府表示這是在和伊朗支持的胡塞武裝分子作戰(zhàn)。這場沖突已經(jīng)造成了沙特和卡塔爾之間的爭端。

On Monday, Saudi Arabia said it would temporarily close all its air, land and sea ports to Yemen. The move came after Saudi forces shot down a missile fired at Riyadh.

周一，沙特表示要暫時關(guān)閉所有到也門的海陸空口岸。此舉是在沙特軍隊擊落一枚射向利雅得的導(dǎo)彈之后出臺的。

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