On his return from the United States, the prince of Saudi Arabia was thrown in prison

RIYADH – Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al-Saud, one of the nobles of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia was arrested and thrown in prison after returning from his studies in the United States (USA).

He is a graduate student at Northeastern University in Boston.

Friends say that Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al-Saud rarely reveals his identity as a member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia.

He previously avoided talking about Saudi politics and focused on his studies, career plans, love affairs and football.

But after his fellow prince, his cousin, was imprisoned in his country, Prince Abdullah discussed it over the phone with relatives from the United States. The conversation had somehow been intercepted by the royal authorities.

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On the way back to Saudi Arabia, Prince Abdullah was jailed for the phone call. The initial sentence was 20 years, then increased to 30 years in August 2022.

The case of Prince Abdullah, detailed in the Saudi Arabian court documents obtained The Associated Press (AP)it has never been reported before.

But it is not isolated. According to the FBI and human rights groups, over the past five years, the surveillance, intimidation and persecution of Saudi citizens on US soil by the Saudi authorities has increased as the kingdom intensified its repression under the government. indeedCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Several Saudis said FBI agents advised them not to return to the kingdom.