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The Athletic reported that legal papers were
shipped to PIF addresses in Saudi Arabia, New York and London.
They ask a Canadian court for permission to add Al-Rumayyan to
an existing court case as well as levy a new claim against him
and others.
Al-Rumayyan is accused of being "directly involved" in a lengthy
campaign against the family of Saad Aljabri, whose children are
jailed in Saudi Arabia.
Aljabri was a top aide to Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who was
deposed by bin Salman as an heir to the throne back in 2017.
This led Aljabri to flee Saudi Arabia and settle in Canada.
The lawsuit claims Al-Rumayyan aided bin Salman's "malicious
intent" of "harming, silencing and ultimately destroying"
Aljabri's family.
The case arrives as the PGA Tour is said to be in advanced
negotiations with the PIF, which has bankrolled LIV Golf as a
rival league for more than two years. A surprise "framework
agreement" merging the interests of the PGA Tour, DP World Tour
and PIF was announced last June.
Legal papers were also delivered to St. James' Park, the home
stadium of English Premier League club Newcastle United, of
which the PIF owns an 80 percent stake.
--Field Level Media
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