RIYADH — A Saudi diplomat said yesterday he was "confident" Britain would hand over a London-based Saudi dissident accused of links to Al Qaeda. "We are confident that (Saad) Al Fagih will eventually be extradited to Saudi Arabia," Jamal Khashoggi, media adviser at the Saudi embassy in London, said. "There is enough evidence to tie him down to Al Qaeda attacks in the kingdom." Fagih is a pro-reform activist, whose group says it aims to topple the Saudi monarchy by peaceful means and whom the United States has named as a suspected associate of Al Qaeda. | Apparently the monarchy isn't holy enough. |
Saudi Arabia has accused Fagih of involvement in the wave of Qaeda-linked violence that has rocked the kingdom since May 2003 and says he was involved in a Libyan plot to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. Fagih strongly denies any links with militant groups. Britain has been reluctant to comply with repeated Saudi requests to extradite Fagih, citing lack of evidence.| "Mahmoud! Print up another page of 'evidence'!" |
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