Yasir al-Rumayyan, the chairman of LIV Golf and EPL membership Newcastle United, is dealing with a $112 million lawsuit from allegations he “carried out the directions” with “malicious intent” of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman.
As reported by The Athletic, the allegations had been made in authorized papers which had been obtained by Rumayyan within the second week of January.
It’s being alleged that Rumayyan additionally acted with the purpose of ‘harming, silencing and finally destroying’ the household of Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, Dr Saad Aljabri.
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It’s being reported that Aljabri alleges within the lawsuit that Rumayyan was concerned in a three-and-a-half 12 months marketing campaign to pursue his household.
The household additionally accuses Al-Rumayyan and Prince Mohammed bin Salman of direct involvment in ‘orchestrating a marketing campaign of wrongful kidnapping and detention’ and ‘misappropriation of property’.
Aljabri and his household shall be claiming for $112m (AUD) in damages if the court docket permits the lawsuit to go forward.
Aljabri is a former aide to Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who was overthrown as inheritor to the Saudi throne in 2017 by Salman.
Nayef is been in detention since 2020 whereas Aljabri lives in Canada, having reportedly fled Saudi Arabia seven years in the past.
Rumayyan is the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF), who owns LIV Golf and Newcastle United.