LIV Golf Head Yasir Al-Rumayyan Embroiled In $74 Million Lawsuit For ‘Kidnapping And Detention’ For The Saudi Crown

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the head of the Saudi PIF and pioneer of LIV Golf, has been accused of carrying out instructions from the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, with the deceitful intention of “harming, silencing and ultimately destroying” the family members of the kingdom’s retired general, Dr. Saad Aljabri. As a result of this heinous crime, the general can be imposed with a lawsuit for $74 million. 

The lawsuit was filed in Canada, as Aljabri has filed from Saudi Arabia but settled in Canada with his family. Two of his children were arrested in 2020 and  imprisoned. His son, Omar, was sentenced to nine years, and his daughter, Sarah, was sentenced to seven years. Moreover, the children did not get a chance at a a trial in order to prove their innocence, and haven’t met their parents ever since. Aljabri has made several accusations against Al-Rumayyan, and the LIV Golf head thus finds himself in deep trouble.

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Aljabri has stated in the lawsuit that Al-Rumayyan was directly involved in jeopardizing his family. 

“These include taking steps to orchestrate an alleged campaign which include ‘wrongful kidnapping and detention,’ ‘misappropriation of property’ and the ‘expropriation’ of companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars into PIF hands.”

It further stated that the reason why Al-Rumayyan took revenge on Aljabri’s children was because of his defection. His defection news also involved stealing from Saudi funds and moving to Turkey in 2017. But Aljabri had denied the rumors and hasn’t confessed to anything.

Al-Rumayyan is a part of the Crown Prince’s close circle, and even during the merger signing, he had a greater hand than anybody else. This current news comes a few months before the PGAT-LIV agreement deal is to be finalized and Al-Rumayyan, who is entangled in controversies, was expected to be the chairman of the for-profit entity. Now, it is time to see what Al-Rumayyan’s response to this lawsuit will be in the upcoming days.

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Suchita Chakraborty

Suchita Chakraborty is a senior golf writer at The SportsRush. She did her post-graduation at St. Xavier's University. For a year now, she has developed a riveting inclination toward golf, with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy being her top-tier motivational figures to indulge in the sport. She even lives by the words of the Hall of Famer, "You can always become better", which impels her to excel every day. Her strong suit in golf is covering the LPGA Tour, especially the nooks and crannies of the international event, the Solheim Cup. As a pastime amusement, Suchita also engages herself in reading about golf controversies. Her favorite pick is ‘LIV and Let Die’ by Alan Shipnuck, which covers the PGA-LIV beef.

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