Two adult children and a brother of Saad Aljabri, who is said to hold key state secrets, were detained in Riyadh in March, with a source close to the family telling AFP they were victims of a “Saudi game of thrones.”
“We write to express our urgent concern about the abduction in Saudi Arabia of two children of a close US ally and friend, Dr Saad Aljabri,” Democratic Senators Patrick Leahy, Tim Kaine and Chris Van Hollen, joined by Republican Senator Marco Rubio, said in a joint letter to Trump. “We believe the US has a moral obligation to do what it can to assist in securing his children’s freedom. We urge you to raise this issue with senior Saudi officials and press for the immediate release of Dr Aljabri’s children,” said the letter, posted by Leahy on Twitter.The source close to the Aljabris said the whereabouts of the children — Sarah and Omar, who are in their early 20s — remain unknown and the family’s repeated appeals to Saudi rulers have gone unanswered.
Saudi Arabia has been exerting pressure on Canada to extradite Aljabri even though Ottawa does not have an extradition treaty with the kingdom, The Globe and Mail newspaper reported this week.In their letter, the senators pressed Trump to help Aljabri, describing him as a “highly valued partner” of American intelligence agencies.
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