Controversy Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud

bandar helped negotiate 1985 al yamamah deal, series of massive arms sales united kingdom saudi arabia worth gb£40 billion (us$80 billion), including sale of more 100 warplanes. after deal signed, british arms manufacturer british aerospace (now bae systems) allegedly funnelled secret payments of @ least gb£1 billion (us$2 billion) 2 saudi embassy accounts in washington, in yearly instalments of gb£120 million (us$240 million) on @ least 10 years. allegedly took money personal use out of accounts, purpose of 1 of accounts pay operating expenses of private airbus a340. according investigators, there no distinction between accounts of embassy, or official government accounts [...], , accounts of royal family. payments discovered during serious fraud office investigation, stopped in december 2006 attorney general lord goldsmith. in 2009, hired louis freeh legal representative al-yamamah arms scandal.

in summer of 2013, u.s., uk , french officials accused syria s assad regime of using chemical weapons against opponents. syria, russia , iran, countered assertions chemical weapons had been deployed syrian rebels in false flag attack designed bring international condemnation down on syrian government.

prince bandar became 1 focus of these accusations, in particular according findings of american news organisation mint press news reports of ghouta residents;

iranian media asserted bandar source of these alleged weapons transfers.

a court affidavit filed on 3 february 2015 claims zacarias moussaoui served courier between osama bin laden , turki bin faisal al saud in late 1990s, , turki introduced moussaoui bandar. zacarias moussaoui stated on oath , wrote judge george b. daniels saudi royal family members, including prince bandar, donated al-qaeda , helped finance 11 september attacks. saudi government continues deny involvement in 9/11 plot, , claims there no evidence support moussaoui s allegations in spite of numerous previous intense investigations, noting moussaoui s own lawyers presented evidence of mental incompetence during trial. leaked information redacted portion of 9/11 commission report states 2 of 9/11 hijackers received $130,000 in payment bandar s checking account.