Saudi official Bader al-Asaker accused by US of recruiting employees to secretly report on dissidents’ anonymous accounts
Abouammo’s conviction has raised new questions about Twitter’s handling of the breach, and why it has allowed a close aide to Prince Mohammed, a chief of staff named Bader al-Asaker, to maintain his account.
Prosecutors have alleged that Asaker, who has headed Prince Mohammed’s private office since before he became crown prince, promised Abouammo and Alzabarah gifts, cash, and future employment in exchange for non-public information about the Twitter users who were of interest to the Saudi government. Asaker also paid a total of more than $300,000 to an account in Lebanon set up in Abouammo’s father’s name.
The government’s account is partly confirmed by Almutairi’s own Instagram account , which shows him shaking hands with the crown prince on 14 May 2015 while both were at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia, just outside Washington. While the FBI has said in its alert that it is seeking any information about Almutairi, his Instagram account indicates that he was riding a motorcycle just days ago and is leading a normal life.
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