CPSA: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is under the absolute rule of King Abd-al-Aziz Ibn Saud and has no political parties, and any development of Communist groups would be hindered by the mostly tribal economy and social structure of the country.
Saudi Arabia is an Islamic state, with a judicial system based on Islamic law (Shari’ah Law) for both criminal and civil cases. The includes the ban of public practice of any form of religion other than Islam. Supreme of the legal system is the King, who acts as the final court of appeal who is the only one who can grant a pardon.
The Council of Political and Security Affairs (CPSA) is one of two cabinets of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The second cabinet consists of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs. The council includes the Head of Intelligence and nine ministers, all of which are appointed by Royal Decree to form the council. This was established by King Salman to replace the National Security Council in January 2015.
The CPSA is relatively new, but with a rich past in intelligence gathering which is well funded, but may not boast as much, in the cooperation between allies in the western world. Nevertheless; members of the UN are known to sell arms to the Saudi Arabia who is not short of cash or petroleum resources they use to negotiate with.
Whilst all countries deal with their internal and external advocates in different ways, some countries have been identified as clearly sanctioning assassinations of opponents who oppose their narrative. A US lawsuit alleged that the Saudi Arabia’s crown prince sent his ‘Tiger’ death squad first to the US and then to Canada to kill Saad Aljabri. He is a former senior Saudi intelligence officer and partner of the US intel community.
Court documents obtained by Anadolu Agency, published that “Dr. Saad is uniquely positioned to existentially threaten Defendant [Mohammed] bin Salman’s standing with the US government. That is why Defendant bin Salman wants him dead—and why Defendant bin Salman has worked to achieve that objective over the last three years.
The hit squad failed in its bid to get past Canadian border guards at Pearson International Airport, in exile from Saudi Arabia since 2017 and is now residing in Toronto. This reiterates the importance of a solid cover story, identity and accompanying false documentation.