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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Fayed accuser files US court claim to make his younger brother give evidence

Ali Fayed
The application claims Ali Fayed has ‘unique and critical evidence’ to give. He is not accused of any crimes. Photograph: Alan Davidson/Shutterstock

A woman who claims to have been raped and trafficked while working for Mohamed Al Fayed has filed a legal claim in a US court to oblige his surviving younger brother to give evidence about his alleged knowledge of the crimes.

The application filed at the US district court for Connecticut claims Ali Fayed, 80, has “unique and critical evidence” to give about a “more than two-decade-long trafficking scheme that ensnared and irrevocably injured what is reported to be more than 100 women”.

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