Abdullah bin Laden, the son of former al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden sent a letter to the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia for a death certificate of former al Qaeda, said a recently leaked documents by WikiLeaks.
Abdullah sent a letter to the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, asked the US to provide a death certificate for his father whom US Navy SEALS killed him and had allegedly buried at sea.
The remarkable exchange has come to light from WikiLeaks, the controversial secret sharing organization helmed by Julian Assange.
On Friday, the organization released letter stating it is from the US embassy in Riyadh, and is among about 70,000 documents dubbed “The Saudi Cables”
The US Embassy’s response to Abdullah’s letter, which was included within the release, is dated September 9, 2011, four months after Osama was killed by US Navy SEALS during a raid on his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The letter is signed by Glen Keiser, the US Consul General in Riyadh and is addressed to Young Laden to explain that the lack of a death certificate for bin Laden is “consistent with regular practice for individuals killed in the course of military operations.”
“I have received your request for a death certificate for your father, Usama bin Laden,” Keiser wrote.
Keiser provided Abdullah with US court records in which officials confirmed his Osama’s death and, therefore, dropped a criminal case against him.
“I hope that these US government documents are of assistance to you and your family,” Keiser said.
The bin Ladens are a well-known Saudi business family. The kingdom stripped Osama bin Laden of citizenship in 1994.