RIYADH, 29 September — The father of Saud Al-Rasheed, a Saudi youth wanted by the American FBI agency for alleged links with Al-Qaeda and the Sept. 11 attacks, denied media reports that Saudi authorities had released his son.
"My son is still with Saudi security agencies," Abdul Aziz Al-Rasheed said. However, he expected that the authorities would soon set him free.
"Saud has no connection with any (terrorist) organization.
The only evidence the US has against my son is the presence of his photo in a floppy disc which they found in Pakistan," Abdul Aziz said.
Interior Minister Prince Naif had said that the reports against Saud Al-Rasheed were exaggerated. "Investigations have proved that Saud Al-Rasheed has no links with the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacks.
"It has become clear that he returned from Afghanistan before the Sept. 11 events and what was reported in the media against him was mere exaggeration and far from truth," he added.
Abdul Aziz said he had no information about the mode of investigation on his son or security measures taken against him. "I also do not know whether there were any American agents were present during the investigation," he said.
