Saad al-Jabri Accuses Crown Prince of Forgery

Saad al-Jabri, a former Saudi intelligence official living in exile, has alleged that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman forged his father's signature on a royal decree to initiate Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen against the Houthi rebels. In a BBC interview, al-Jabri claimed that a 'credible, reliable' source from the Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed the forgery, suggesting that the king's deteriorating mental capacity at the time allowed the prince to act without his father's consent. The Saudi government has dismissed al-Jabri as a 'discredited former official' and has not responded to these specific allegations. The Yemen conflict, which began in 2015, has resulted in over 150,000 deaths and a severe humanitarian crisis. Al-Jabri's claims add to his ongoing legal battles with the Saudi government, which he accuses of attempting to assassinate him and imprisoning his children to manipulate him. This incident raises serious questions regarding the legitimacy of the Saudi leadership's actions during the Yemen war.