Yasir al-Rumayyan, the chairman of LIV Golf and EPL club Newcastle United, is facing a $112 million lawsuit from allegations he “carried out the instructions” with “malicious intent” of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman.
As reported by The Athletic, the allegations were made in legal papers which were received by Rumayyan in the second week of January.
It is being alleged that Rumayyan also acted with the aim of ‘harming, silencing and ultimately destroying’ the family of Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, Dr Saad Aljabri.
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It is being reported that Aljabri alleges in the lawsuit that Rumayyan was involved in a three-and-a-half year campaign to pursue his family.
The family also accuses Al-Rumayyan and Prince Mohammed bin Salman of direct involvment in ‘orchestrating a campaign of wrongful kidnapping and detention’ and ‘misappropriation of property’.
Aljabri and his family will be claiming for $112m (AUD) in damages if the court allows the lawsuit to go ahead.
Aljabri is a former aide to Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who was overthrown as heir to the Saudi throne in 2017 by Salman.
Nayef is been in detention since 2020 while Aljabri lives in Canada, having reportedly fled Saudi Arabia seven years ago.
Rumayyan is the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), who owns LIV Golf and Newcastle United.
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