During a June 3 meeting at Al-Salam Royal Palace in Jeddah with officials concerned with the fight against corruption, Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud said, “Any citizen has the right to file a lawsuit against the king, crown prince or any member of the royal family.” He referred to a case in 1928, when an indebted citizen sued Salman's father, King Abdul-Aziz, before Riyadh judge Sheikh Saad bin Atiq.
Regardless of the plausibility of such an incident happening again, the fact that Salman mentioned such a story shows that he aims to emphasize the Saudi regime’s conservative approach and the tight relations between the regime and the Salafist institution. Saudi rulers are subject to Salafist provisions, unlike other state rulers. It is also indicative of Salman’s strong memory.