Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over tweets critical of the crown prince

© (Ibrahim Almadi / Associated Press) U.S. citizen Saad Ibrahim Almadi was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for more than a year over old tweets critical of the Saudi crown prince. (Ibrahim Almadi)Saudi Arabia has freed a 72-year-old U.S. citizen whom it had imprisoned for more than a year over old tweets critical of the kingdom's crown prince, the man's son said. Almadi on Monday night was at home with family members who live in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, said his son, Ibrahim Almadi, speaking from the U.S. Saudi officials dropped all charges against the elder Almadi, Ibrahim Almadi and advocates familiar with the case said. US intelligence officials earlier concluded that the crown prince authorized the hit team that killed Khashoggi. Alaoudh urged the U.S. to continue to press for the release of all rights advocates and others detained in Saudi Arabia.