How will the murderers of Khashoggi wash their hands of his blood?

Two weeks after the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after entering his consulate in Istanbul, Western media and media are increasingly convinced of the responsibility of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his presumed killing and speculation about the "scapegoat" of Riyadh.

The Washington Post said in its editorial that US intelligence indicates that the Khashoggi murder was the result of the Crown Prince, adding that if Saudi Arabia recognizes the killing of Khashoggi, it must be held accountable.

"The Saudi government did not expect these consequences," the Independent quoted an analyst in Riyadh as saying. "The mood of the authorities is" black, "where the decision-makers there were shocked by the sudden transformation of the Western allies against them, believing that such an operation could easily be erased. .

Alternative plans
NBC quoted a well-informed source as saying that the Saudi leadership would claim that rogue agents killed Khashoggi during questioning inside the consulate or while attempting to kidnap him and deport him to the country. The attempt was foiled in a way that eventually led to his death.

It also quoted two other sources that the plan prepared by the Saudis will claim that the journalist was not killed at the consulate but left the building shortly after his entry.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Saudi officials were discussing a plan to save Mohammed bin Salman, and the New York Times had taken up the story that the writer was wrongly killed during questioning.

The newspaper quoted a Saudi intelligence official - who said he was a friend of the crown prince - that the prince had agreed to interrogate Khashoggi or even force him to return to under duress, saying he was killed during interrogation.

CNN quoted unnamed sources as saying that Saudi officials were preparing to admit that the journalist had been killed by mistake during interrogation and that the aim of the operation was to kidnap him rather than kill him.

One source said that the Saudi report would likely conclude that the killing was carried out without authorization and that those involved would be held accountable while the other source pointed out that the report was still under preparation and that things could change.

Reuters quoted a Saudi source as saying on Wednesday that British intelligence was convinced that Khashoggi had been killed inside the consulate with an overdose of drugs, supporting the story of his accidental death while trying to kidnap him.

Scapegoat
The New York Times also said the Saudi government would protect the crown prince by blaming the intelligence official, saying the operation had gone wrong.

The French newspaper Le Figaro said in an article by the writer George Malbrunot that Riyadh procrastinated in the investigation because it was looking for a scapegoat, such as being an opponent of the Crown Prince and wants to upset him in a coup.

Malbruno, quoting a well-informed source in Riyadh, said that this hypothesis needed time and should be formulated in a way that would enable it to withstand. Malbrunot also quoted a French businessman in Saudi Arabia as saying that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ben Salman.

The article said that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia would find himself on the sidelines if confirmed assassination, and that whoever the way out of this issue will have the pre and post.

Saudi Interior Minister Abdul Aziz bin Saud may be "scapegoat" (Saudi Press)

The website "Arab 21" quoted sources who declined to be named that there is a decision to overthrow the Saudi Interior Minister Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Nayef and the head of the General Investigation Abdul Aziz bin Mohammed Al Huwairini, after being accused of responsibility for the unintentional killing during the investigation.

On the other hand, the newspaper "Al Quds Al Arabi" quoted unnamed sources that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo carrying a road map to Riyadh, including the recognition of Saudi security officers Khashoggi murder unintentionally, and then try to hide the body.

In a subsequent move, Saudi Arabia will release civil society activists, while it will be difficult to convince the international community that Mohammed bin Salman will take over the throne after my adventures.

Rogue killers
According to previous accounts, President Donald Trump announced that he had telephoned King Salman bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday and that he seemed to talk that it was possible that "rogue killers" had carried out the operation against the Saudi journalist.

Officials have rejected the president's statement, including Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator who said on a Twitter note that he heard that "the ridiculous rogue killers theory is what the Saudis are going to go to, and it's really amazing that they were able to recruit the president of the United States as a public relations agent to promote it."

Democratic Senator Chris van Hollen acknowledged that the president's statement was a failure, saying that the murder of the journalist came from the top of the Saudi hierarchy of power. His counterpart, Tim Kane, said Trump's words revealed "a man who is more willing to believe authoritarian leaders than reliable intelligence."

"The failure of Mohammed bin Salman to send a team to kidnap Khashoggi is a ridiculous idea," said former UN ambassador Samantha Bauer.

"Some elements of the crime have been clear since the first day, and I am one of those who are convinced that we are facing a murder committed on a diplomatic scene and different from any ordinary crime on the street," said former diplomat William Lawrence.

According to American commentators, the Saudi crown prince is responsible for the killing of the journalist after the Turkish media announced the arrival of 15 members of the Kingdom's intelligence with a forensic doctor carrying a saw to the consulate, and also based on Mohammed bin Salman's claim that Khashoggi left the consulate safely, that.