Lawsuit Against Twitter for Causing Killing, Arrest of Saudi Dissidents

Business Insider revealed that in a lawsuit filed in New York on Twitter, Saudi dissident Ali Al-Ahmad had demanded compensation for a data leak in 2016 that killed a number of activists and arrested others in Saudi Arabia.

The website quoted David Schwartz, the lawyer for the Saudi opposition, that the Saudi authorities had also made attempts to assassinate Al-Ahmad “on multiple occasions,” but he did not provide details.

Al-Ahmad, who resides in the United States, said that the incompetence of Twitter led to the death and torture of whistleblowers inside Saudi Arabia.

Al-Ahmad emphasized in the lawsuit that he knew some of the victims who died in Saudi Arabia after their data was revealed, and that a number of them were tortured, while others are still in prison.

Source: Teller Report