Appeals Court Eyes Discovery in Claimed Saudi Assassination Plot

Federal appeals court judges appeared open to allowing more discovery in a former Saudi intelligence officer’s civil case against the crown prince and others related to his claim they sought to kill him.

Oral arguments on Monday before a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit centered on Saad Aljabri’s suit seeking money damages under the Torture Victim Protection Act.

Aljabri fled Saudi Arabia and now resides in Canada, but his attorneys say much of the “hunt” to locate him unfolded on US soil via a network of spies tied to Mohammed bin ...