US Court Subpoena Saudi Crown Prince, Aides in Spy Assassination Case

Washington Federal Court issued subpoena orders against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 13 other people, to respond to Saad Al-Jabri’s accusations against them of trying to assassinate him. The court requested a response to the allegations within a maximum period of 21 days.

Saad al-Jabri, an advisor to the former Saudi crown prince, Muhammad bin Nayef, had filed a lawsuit against Prince Muhammad bin Salman and a number of Saudi officials, including Saud Al-Qahtani, Ahmed Asiri and Badr Al-Asaker, in which he accused them of trying to assassinate him in a manner similar to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The lawsuit indicated that the FBI had foiled the assassination attempt against Al-Jabri in Canada, after communicating with the Canadian authorities. The defendants have a period of 21 days to respond to the court, otherwise, “it will find itself compelled to issue a judgment in favor of Al-Jabri.”