Article contentEDMONTON — A U.S. court has issued a summons for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a lawsuit from a former Saudi intelligence official now living in Canada who claims bin Salman attempted to assassinate him with a hit squad sent to Canada in October 2018. On Friday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia told the crown prince — and numerous other defendants named by Saad Aljabri — “you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint” within 21 days upon receipt. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or U.S. court slaps Saudi crown prince with summons over Canadian hit squad case Back to videoA summons is an official notice that a person is being sued. The summons lists 12 additional defendants who, Aljabri alleges, were involved in the failed attempt on his life.

Source: National Post August 10, 2020 17:48 UTC