ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simret Semere Tekle, a former domestic worker from Eritrea who worked for Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Saud and Princess Nouf bint Nayef Abdul-Aziz al-Saud in Saudi Arabia and the United States, admitted that she falsely claimed that she was subjected to human trafficking, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and breach of contract in a 2018 lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Virginia (Case No: 1:18-cv-00211).
After extensive discovery, Ms. Tekle agreed to have her lawsuit dismissed with prejudice and acknowledged that her allegations against the al-Sauds were false and that there was insufficient evidence to pursue her allegations at trial. The al-Sauds always maintained their innocence and vigorously defended themselves against Tekle's false and scurrilous allegations throughout the case.
Ms. Tekle’s dismissal of the case contained the implied concession that she had falsely testified about being mistreated by the al-Sauds in depositions and other pre-trial discovery. Ms. Tekle did not receive any payment or consideration of any kind in connection with the dismissal.
“We are grateful that these flagrantly false charges were dismissed, and that Ms. Tekle admitted that she had no evidence supporting any of her baseless allegations against us,” said both Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Saud and Princess Nouf bint Nayef Abdul-Aziz al-Saud. “It is very painful to have had someone in our home, whom we trusted to...
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