Oregon Senators introduce Bills to Counter Foreign Embassies and Consulates Helping Nationals Flee U.S. Justice

On January 25, 2019, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden introduced two bills that would impose significant consequences on foreign consulates that help their citizens escape legal accountability within the U.S. Merkley and Wyden’s legislation follows investigative reporting by the Oregonian that found Saudi consular officials within the U.S. helped Abdulrahmeen Sameer Noorah, a Saudi national, escape the U.S. soon before his trial. Noorah was charged with manslaughter, felony hit-and-run, and reckless driving after fatally striking an Oregon teen with his car. A Saudi consulate posted $100,000 bail for Noorah before he escaped, and the U.S. Marshalls Service suspects Saudi officials helped Noorah escape the country on a private flight. In addition to the Noorah case, the Saudi government is alleged to have helped at least four other Saudi nationals charged with serious crimes evade accountability in Oregon. Reportedly, the Saudi government bailed out Ali…

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