Saudi state companies sue ex-spy chief in Canada over alleged $3bn fraud

Saad Aljabri, once a top aide to the former heir to the throne, has said he will fight the recycled corruption allegations'

Saudi state-owned companies have sued the country's former intelligence chief in a Canadian court, alleging he stole billions of dollars, according to documents obtained by the news agency Agence France-Presse.

The 10 subsidiaries of Tahakom Investment Co - which is owned by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund - said in the civil suit filed in Ontario superior court that Saad Aljabri committed a massive fraud" totalling at least US$3.47bn.