The only daughter of Saudi Arabia's King Salman was put on trial in absentia Tuesday in Paris for allegedly ordering her bodyguard to strike a plumber she suspected of taking photos and video at the Saudi royal family's apartment in the French capital. Prosecutors allege Princess Hessa bint
1 / 3France Trial Saudi PrincessYassine Bouzrou the Lawyer of the bodyguard of Saudi Princess Hassa bint Salman speaks to the media at courthouse in Paris, France, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Princess Hassa bint Salman the sister of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia faces a verdict Tuesday in a French trial over the alleged beating of a workman who was refurbishing her ultra-luxury apartment in Paris.
The princess' lawyer said she was not present because correspondence was sent to the Paris address, not to the royal palace in Saudi Arabia. Bint Salman, who is the older half-sister of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has denied the allegations through her lawyer. The French-Egyptian plumber, Ashraf Eid — also not present at the trial — told Paris police the bodyguard tied him up at the princess' bidding after he photographed a room to help in returning furniture to its original layout once he finished his work.
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