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The case began about eight years ago when Ahmad Abouammo took bribes from Saudi Arabian officials to help them collude with journalists and celebrities in the Middle East and Africa. They Twitter The sensitive information was given to the Saudi Arabian authorities so that they could reach out to the Twitter users of their interest. The lawyers representing Abouammo have not made any comment in this regard. Twitter has also not said anything on this matter. Billionaire Elon Musk has recently taken over Twitter. Since then he has been making major changes in the company. Musk has started efforts to remove bots and spam accounts from Twitter. Users have been continuously complaining about spam on Twitter.
Prosecutors told the court that Bader Al Asaker, an adviser to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, had hired Abouammo to gain access to some Twitter accounts and gather information about Saudi rebels. These accounts also included the handle @mujtahidd which made corruption and other allegations against the Saudi Arabian royal family. This handle had millions of followers. Prosecutors said Abouammo was given nearly $300,000 in addition to a luxury watch worth about $20,000.
Abouammo had transferred this amount to his account in America after depositing it in the account of one of his relatives in Lebanon. However, his lawyers argued that what he did on Twitter was part of his job. Abouammo has been found guilty of fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges. Even before this, there have been some allegations of spying on Saudi Arabia. However, in most of these cases the accused were spared due to lack of strong evidence.
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