The dissident had publicly mocked the Saudi crown prince. He and his lawyer say he was granted political asylum in the U.S.
A Saudi dissident living in Los Angeles said U.S. authorities granted him political asylum after he claimed that the Middle Eastern kingdom attempted to extract him from the United States as a result of his criticism of the crown prince.
FBI agents told Almutairi what had happened at LAX and said they were investigating the matter, he said.
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