(CNN) The daughter of a former top Saudi intelligence official has told CNN that representatives of the Saudi government attempted to lure her to the same consulate where Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Istanbul, as part of a series of threats against her and her family.
Hissah Al-Muzaini, the daughter of former Saudi official Saad Aljabri, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday that the kingdom encouraged her to go to the "consulate in Istanbul. They tried to encourage me to go there."
"I'm lucky I didn't go or else my kids wouldn't have a mum and dad," she said.
Al-Muzaini's family has previously made this allegation in a civil suit filed earlier this year. According to the suit, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "attempted to lure Dr. Saad's daughter, Hissah Al-Muzaini to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul." At the time of writing, the Saudi government had not responded to CNN's request for comment on the claim.
Her father Saad Aljabri is currently waging a civil lawsuit in Washington, DC, alleging that bin Salman, also known as MBS, sent a hit team to target him in Canada where he and his daughter live in exile, and that the men involved were intercepted and deported by authorities at Ottawa's international airport.
genuinecelticknott on October 27th, 2021 at 15:37 UTC »
What, they don’t detain hit men anymore? Isn’t that like waving around a big, white, billboard sized sign that says “try again” in bold, black letters?
domeoldboys on October 27th, 2021 at 14:13 UTC »
Has the same vibe as ‘Putin once tried to give me tea.’
Stuartssbrucesnow on October 27th, 2021 at 13:37 UTC »
Definitely stay away from Saudi Consulates.