BREAKING: A lawsuit filed in US District Court alleges that the Saudi Crown Prince sent a group of hitmen to Canada in fall 2018 to try to kill one of his former top intelligence officials, Saad Aljabri, who has been in exile in Toronto since 2017. https://www.thestar.com/content/thestar/news/canada/2020/08/06/saudi-hit-squad-was-sent-to-canada-to-try-to-kill-former-intel-official-lawsuit-alleges.html
The plan was thwarted when they were intercepted by border officers at Pearson airport. Aljabri maintains his life remains in “dire peril.” https://www.thestar.com/content/thestar/news/canada/2020/08/06/saudi-hit-squad-was-sent-to-canada-to-try-to-kill-former-intel-official-lawsuit-alleges.html
Two of his children, who were detained in Saudi Arabia earlier this year, are now being used as “human bait” to lure him out of hiding, per the lawsuit. https://www.thestar.com/content/thestar/news/canada/2020/08/06/saudi-hit-squad-was-sent-to-canada-to-try-to-kill-former-intel-official-lawsuit-alleges.html
The lawsuit alleges Aljabri is being targeted because of his close ties with the U.S. intelligence community, “intimate” knowledge of the Crown Prince’s activities and potential to undermine his influence. None of the allegations have been proven. https://www.thestar.com/content/thestar/news/canada/2020/08/06/saudi-hit-squad-was-sent-to-canada-to-try-to-kill-former-intel-official-lawsuit-alleges.html
The Star is in the process of reaching out to Saudi officials, Global Affairs Canada, RCMP, CSIS for comment… Stay tuned. https://www.thestar.com/content/thestar/news/canada/2020/08/06/saudi-hit-squad-was-sent-to-canada-to-try-to-kill-former-intel-official-lawsuit-alleges.html