Ex-Saudi intelligence official describes Crown Prince as a 'psychopath' who boasted he could kill the sitting monarch in 2014

In an interview on CBS News program "60 Minutes," which aired Sunday, Saad Aljabri described watching a video recording of a assembly that he alleged happened in 2014 between MBS and his cousin, Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN), who was then Saudi Arabia's head of intelligence. "He [MBS] told him [MBN], I want to assassinate King Abdullah. I get a poison ring from Russia. It's enough for me just to shake hands with him and he will be done," Aljabri stated. "That what he say. Whether he's just bragging or, but he said that and we took it seriously."

The crown prince's father, King Salman, ascended to the throne in January 2015 after his half brother, King Abdullah, died at age 90.

MBS grew to become crown prince following a energy wrestle together with his cousin, Mohammed bin Nayef, who was deposed and has been below home arrest since June 2017. Aljabri labored carefully with MBN for years as the kingdom's quantity two intelligence official.

In a assertion to "60 Minutes," a Canadian authorities spokesperson stated, "While we cannot comment on specific allegations currently before the courts, we are aware of incidents in which foreign actors have attempted to monitor, intimidate or threaten Canadians and those living in Canada."

CBS says Saudi Arabia declined an interview, however the kingdom's embassy in Washington issued a assertion, describing Aljabri as a "discredited" former authorities official.

"Saad Aljabri is a discredited former government official with a long history of fabricating and creating distractions to hide the financial crimes he committed, which amount to billions of dollars, to furnish a lavish life-style for himself and his family," the assertion learn. "He has not denied his crimes; in fact, he implies that stealing was acceptable at the time. But it wasn't acceptable nor legal then, and it isn't now."

He says he's talking out now for his two kids who are imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, saying, "I am appealing to the American people and to the American administration to help me to release those children and to restore their life."