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A former senior Saudi security official who helped oversee joint counter-terrorism efforts with the United States has alleged in an interview with CBS News that the country’s crown prince once spoke of killing a sitting Saudi monarch before his own father was crowned king.The ex-intelligence official, who resides in exile in Canada, alleged that in 2014, Prince Mohammed bin Salman boasted that he could kill King Abdullah. At the time, Prince Mohammed held no senior role in government but was serving as gatekeeper to the royal court of his father, at the time still heir to the throne.
King Salman ascended to the throne in January 2015 after the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah.
A former senior Saudi security official who helped oversee joint counter-terrorism efforts with the United States has alleged in an interview with CBS News that the country’s crown prince once spoke of killing a sitting Saudi monarch before his own father was crowned king.
Saad al Jabri did not provide evidence to the CBS News programme, which aired on Sunday.
The ex-intelligence official, who resides in exile in Canada, alleged that in 2014, Prince Mohammed bin Salman boasted that he could kill King Abdullah. At the time, Prince Mohammed held no senior role in government but was serving as gatekeeper to the royal court of his father, at the time still heir to the throne.
King Salman ascended to the throne in January 2015 after the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah.
