Twitter allows MBS aide implicated in spying plot to keep verified account

In one case believed to be connected to the breach, a Saudi court sentenced an aide worker named Abdulrahman al-Sadhan to 20 years in prison following allegations that he used a popular anonymous parody account to mock the Saudi government.

Twitter did not respond to a request for comment.

The superseding indictment states that Asaker met with Alzabarah and Almutairi on 14 May 2015, while he and Prince Mohammed were on an official delegation to Washington.

On 23 November last year, he appears to have attended the Asian Champions League final at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, according to his Instagram account, which is public.

While the FBI has said in its alert that it is seeking any information about Almutairi, his Instagram account indicates that he was riding a motorcycle just days ago and is leading a normal life.