Un procès rocambolesque aux USA fait ressurgir les rivalités royales en Arabie saoudite lexpress.fr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lexpress.fr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT of Justice and the Central Intelligence Agency may intervene in a civil lawsuit filed by an exiled Saudi spy against the oil kingdom’s
de facto ruler, in order to protect state secrets. In a 106-page lawsuit, filed last year with the US District Court in Washington, DC, Dr. Saad al-Jabri claims that Saudi Arabia’s
de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, dispatched members of his “personal mercenary group”, known as the Tiger Squad, to North America, in order to assassinate him.
Al-Jabri was a courtier of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, grandson of Saudi Arabia’s founding monarch, King Abdulaziz. Bin Nayef, who was widely expected to be Saudi Arabia’s next king, eventually appointed al-Jabri Minister of State and made him his senior adviser on matters of security and intelligence in essence his spy chief. But al-Jabri’s standing changed suddenly in 2015, when King Abdullah died and was succeeded by King Salman. Salman then na
Biden to interfere in legal battle between former intelligence officer and Saudi crown prince
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (R) meets with former US Vice President and current President Joe Biden in Riyadh on October 27, 2011 [-/AFP via Getty Images] May 22, 2021 at 4:07 pm
The administration of US President Joe Biden, which is concerned about the possible disclosure of sensitive counter-terrorism operations, is considering intervening in a lawsuit filed by a former Saudi spy against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
The events taking place inside the courtroom are the latest chapter in a raging dispute between Bin Salman and former intelligence official Saad Al-Jabri, a long-time advisor to deposed Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia, Bin Salman s main rival until he was removed from power in 2017.
Middle East Near You Family of ex-Saudi intelligence chief are pawns in MBS efforts to bring him back, they say
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives for a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May (not pictured) in number 10 Downing Street on 7 March 2018 in London, England. [Leon Neal/Getty Images] April 22, 2021 at 1:04 pm
The family of a former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile and locked in an international feud with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman say they have become pawns in the kingdom s efforts to bring the spy chief home.
A Saudi court jailed two of Saad Al-Jabri s adult children late last year for money laundering and conspiracy to escape the kingdom unlawfully, charges they deny.
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