The White House does not rule out the possibility that the United States will punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. According to a spokesperson, the US government may impose sanctions on the most powerful man in Saudi Arabia for his role in the murder, if this proves necessary.
“Of course we reserve the right to take any action” at the time and method the White House chooses, the spokesman said. To immediately add that the United States “in general” has not “historically” imposed sanctions on the leaders of the countries with which it has diplomatic relations.
Washington made one late last week General report Indicating that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman supported the elimination of the critical journalist. Gave permission to imprison Khashoggi or kill him. The journalist disappeared at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, where he was lured. It is widely believed that a special team killed and dismembered him there.
Immediately after the intelligence report was published, Washington said it would not punish the crown prince, but dozens of others involved. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the main Arab ally of the United States. US President Biden wants to make this close but ambiguous relationship more transparent.
‘There is no conclusive evidence’
According to a senior Saudi diplomat, the investigation of the crown prince has not yielded any conclusive evidence and the case has already been settled. The Saudi ambassador to the United Nations, Abdullah Al-Mouallimi, said on Twitter that the report is based on assumptions and “is by no means close to proving the claim beyond any doubt.” The ambassador said the crown prince had previously accepted “a courageous moral responsibility”, brought the defendants to justice and pledged to reform the intelligence services. He concluded by saying, “The case is closed!”
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