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FBI accidentally reveals Saudi official linked to 9/11 attackers

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14 May, 2020, 02:05 pm
Last modified: 14 May, 2020, 03:48 pm

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FBI accidentally reveals Saudi official linked to 9/11 attackers

Last September, on the anniversary of the attacks, the families got a partial victory when the Trump administration agreed to declassify the name — but not release it publicly. Instead, the administration allowed the plaintiffs' lawyers to be informed of the name under protective seal, meaning they could not discuss it publicly.

TBS Report
14 May, 2020, 02:05 pm
Last modified: 14 May, 2020, 03:48 pm
The 9/11 attacks led to the deaths of nearly 3,000 people Photo : Reuters
The 9/11 attacks led to the deaths of nearly 3,000 people Photo : Reuters

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accidentally revealed the name of a Saudi official who allegedly helped two Al-Qaeda hijackers in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US.

The remarkable accidental disclosure by the FBI came in a court filing unsealed last week in which the name of the official, Mussaed Ahmed al-Jarrah, was left unredacted in one instance in the document, reported NBC News.

Two sources close to the lawsuit confirm that the FBI declaration was filed incorrectly to the public docket and then removed once the Department of Justice learned of the error. It's no longer publicly accessible.

The families seeking to sue Saudi Arabia for alleged involvement in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have long sought information about al-Jarrah, who allegedly worked with two other Saudi nationals to assist and direct the hijackers.

Now the name is in public view due to the FBI's filing error. But two sources close to the case tell NBC News that the FBI and the Justice Department are asserting that since it was an erroneous disclosure, the name is still subject to a protective order and neither side is allowed to discuss it publicly.

The erroneous FBI filing, according to Yahoo News, mentioned "any and all records referring to or relating to Jarrah," a Saudi diplomat who in 1999 and 2000 was assigned to the embassy in Washington. The 9/11 families now argue that since the name has been made public, the FBI's national security argument has become moot and that those underlying FBI records relating to al-Jarrah should be released.

Last September, on the anniversary of the attacks, the families got a partial victory when the Trump administration agreed to declassify the name — but not release it publicly, as NBC News reported at the time. Instead, the administration allowed the plaintiffs' lawyers to be informed of the name under protective seal, meaning they could not discuss it publicly.

The Trump administration has also withheld the underlying evidence gathered by FBI officials regarding al-Jarrah's potential involvement. The government says the information is extremely sensitive and has cited various other objections to its release, in what critics of the Trump administration claim is an attempt to protect Saudi Arabia, which has enjoyed a close relationship with the Trump administration.

Terry Strada, who chairs the group 9/11 Families and Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism, said that Trump had committed to help the families by giving them access to what they needed from the FBI files when they met with him last September at the White House, only to turn around and keep much of it secret. In April, Attorney General William Barr and acting Director of National intelligence Richard Grenell asserted the "state secrets" privilege over further information.

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