What happened to the Saudi Princess who disappeared

Seven months ago, the world was shocked by the news of the disappearance of Basma bint Saud, an Arab princess who was not afraid to go against the system. Having received permission to leave her native Saudi Arabia, this woman boarded a plane and went missing. American lawyer Leonard Bennett found out that the woman was alive and was even able to talk to her on the phone.

The fate of Basma bint Saud is radically different from the life of an ordinary Arab princess, submissive and spoiled. The woman graduated from a girls' school in London and studied in Switzerland, becoming a master in social economics and political science.

The princess opened a chain of restaurants, and then plunged headlong into the media business, founding the company Media Ecco. The princess neglected the centuries-old Islamic traditions and only slightly covered her hair when going out into society. In addition to the usual abaya for Arab women, Basma had a lot of European outfits in her wardrobe, which she was not afraid to wear on occasion.

Due to a firm life position and the habit of telling only the truth, Basma bint Saud was called the "Oprah Winfrey of the Middle East." The woman was not afraid to call a spade a spade, criticized the government of the country and insisted on the need for urgent reforms.

Everyone was sure that the sudden mysterious disappearance of the rebellious princess was the result of her turbulent activities, which irritated numerous members of the royal family, who occupy all senior positions in Saudi Arabia.

The other day, Deutsche Welle reported that its journalists managed to find out about the fate of Basma. It turns out that the woman is alive and in Saudi Arabia is under house arrest. There is a constant guard near the princess, so she does not have the opportunity to report her plight.Lawyer Leonard Bennett, who used all his connections in Saudi Arabia managed to obtain permission for a short conversation with a woman on the phone. The lawyer said that Basma spoke to him not as a free person, but as a hostage, limited in the possibility of communication.

Today, Saudi Arabia competes in the strictness of the regime with North Korea and, in general, very strange and unpleasant things are happening in this country.