why were you in the ritz-carlton for so long well you know you have to ask is the government not me frankly speaking you know I don't believe I belong there at all so you know I am also almost always in agreement with with my government but not sell it all the time for example I give advice the government in certain incidents and certain cases and sometimes listen to me and sometimes I don't it's like they give me advice on certain things and I listen sometimes sometimes I don't so is it there's an interaction between me
and the government or continuously now on that particular subject I don't believe I should have been there yet I'm there I respect the government I accept what they said and I'm under the support of Saudi Arabia under the king and conference what did the government want from you did they ever make that clear well you know I will not dwell into the discussion that took place between me in the gap between me and the come to Saudi Arabia and through with the representatives they must have wanted something though no I read well I read what's
written what was written you know that they want a chunk of a or B or C of what I have you know and this is all rumors according to one report it was six billion dollars oh yes at $16 I did more than that less than that I'm standing do you know frankly speaking you know all these are rumors but I will not dwell into the arrangement with meaning the government did it cost you anything to leave I will not comment on the content of the agreement with you me and the government no but what
I'm asking is did you have to pay the government any money did you have to hand over any land you know did you have to surrender any share when I say it's a confidential and secret agreement an arrangement that is based on unconfirmed understanding between me and the governor Saudi Arabia have to respect that and look look I am Saudi citizen right but a member old family you know the king is my uncle come mr. mine is my cousin and this is the rule of Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz no establish Saudi Arabia correct so my
test is really to maintain this kingdom thus king of Saudi Arabia and obviously my kingdom also and to maintain the relationship between between between me and them and have it a no unscratched completely you understand of course why I'm asking this church and there are people fellow detainees who signed settlements and paid large fines I want to know whether you're in the same boat or whether you're in a different camp oh look that's why I didn't want to be in that suitcase because some of those people were there I'm not gonna name names but I
know them one two three four five six seven maybe maybe quite a bit of them that they really did commit crimes that commit crimes of theft and they were involved in bribes and they were involved in in in stealing funds on the government we all know them very well I know them and I will I'm for having these people there I am for the anti-corruption that took place in Saudi Arabia now unfortunately I was out of that group but fortunately I'm out of it right now and life is back to normal so I'm not the
person who's gonna come and say you know I forgive i-i-i-i've forgive but I don't forget I say I forgive and I forget the same time also I also want to know if you retain control of your companies whether you're still a 95% shareholder in kingdom holding whether you still own Ratana your media company whether you're still in full control of your personal investment portfolio let me shoot oh look I'm making the morning I'm the chairman obviously you know I I did give the power to to our new CEO Tony Mann more than a year ago
and also I empowered the elite front of his lead over there to manage the process I'm a private office and Ratana so they all have been empowered long time before I went to the Ritz I'm really Sherman like it only shame Frank speaking of all of them and they all functioning as usual even when I was in tension they were still functioning and there is a blessing in disguise really it was a conclusive proof that all these operations were thus kingdom holding or there will turn on trophies or my private office or Ratana they're functioning
as long as possible even my end my absence but are you still the controlling shareholder look very simple very simple method you can go look Kingdom holding is being publicly dead in Saudi Arabia and so there is part of g20 and our stock market is very transparent actually very as transparent as United States so please you can go to the to the to the list of holdings and you look there how much is my holding there you know you can see it's 95 percent so you go there you see what is right now and you
can verify that independently your royal highness you maintained your innocence you say that you didn't sign a settlement acknowledging guilt and that you are different if you will from nobody nobody signed if confirmed understand yes and I say we have signed something yes confirmed understanding I don't call the settlement now some others may call settlement I don't call segments because settlement to me is an acknowledgement that you made a wrong you made something wrong in my case no it's a confirmed understanding with the government you realize of course how important it is to be candid
and short honest with me about this that's why I'm with you now because the circle of knowledge is too wide too many people know too many things and if all of a sudden a different story emerges your credibility children will suffer children so everything we're saying you bet everything you've told me is 100% true I have a confirmed understanding of the government and it's ongoing now I recover I I elaborate on that it's an ongoing process with the government what was it like your Royal Highness being held captive by your own cousin hmm frankly speaking
it was not easy you know I have to confess that there's not easy to be to be held against your will in a location but I used to say you know look this your uncle does your country and this is your cousin Prince Muhammad and really when I left very strange feeling I had and I met with all I gathered all the seniors of my companies and all my clothes the confidence and I told them I swear to I have complete serenity complete comfort and no grudge and no bad feelings at all I'm sure enough
within 24 hours after I left we're back in communication you know with the Kings office with the crown prince and his people and that's very strange situation by the way not easy for that but it's a fact and that's because what that's because you simply had to move forward no look I'm a nationalist I'm pathetic I believe in my country look this country has been established by the US House you know by my great-grandfather's this run T was done and established without blood without grandfather's blood so I'm not going to come and have this this
irritation that happened to me you really and I'm fifty creative and debt and me against my my uncle my cousin and my nation and my people in this country did you see Prince Mohammed or King Salman at any point while you were in the ritz-carlton no during this culture and presidential no I'd not see any of them but I was indirect that contact through their people yes so I had a few representatives that goes to the report indirectly how would you describe your relationship you not known believe it after I left it is not only
a strong stronger and this is shocking to many people even to my people not only to you I told them manage him right now Bruce under Salman this guy is not only as strong as before stronger and this is shocking to many people you've forgiven him Inessa forgiven I forgot Unforgiven the whole process complete is behind me completely completely how often are you in here in contact barely three days come without me texting or texting or calling him or talk to me barely three days happened you and he talked almost every three days they say
I said I say we text a lot we text a lot but we talk in or less frequently but barely we goes without us communicating bases three days thick and without us to communicating what about your profile domestically or internationally will that have to change no but but you know some some you know thanks god man if the companies I deal with many of the banks I deal with you know they'd all be in touch with me and I really take this opportunity to thank many heads of state in Europe my name is states in
Arab world many had stays in in the in in the Far East and many exit the states the United States really for caring about me and being a touch my office and with me after I left and during my my detention I really thank thankful specifically you know Warren Buffett Bill Gates you know blood Blankfein of Goldman Sachs Corbett of of City and you know President Carter they checked in on you always and actually Bill Gates issued a press release about me so I really appreciate please and I missed some a lot of my friends
II but I have no time to just to mention all the names so I really appreciate what they did all those in the political arena nation region internationally and the Misses community also so I will thank them for for the for they care about me and say I will not let never let you down
