Human Rights Watch said Thursday that Salah, Jamal Khashoggi's son, left Saudi Arabia for the United States.
Salah, the son of journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was killed on October 2 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, left Saudi Arabia and his family after a travel ban was lifted, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. "Salah and her family are currently on a plane to (Washington) DC," Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East Director at HRW, told AFP.
Lifting of the travel ban
There was no immediate comment from Saudi officials, but Ms. Whitson said they had been allowed to leave the country after a travel ban was lifted.
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and opponent in the United States who was a contributor to the Washington Post, was killed on October 2 during a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he had to obtain papers to marry his fiancée. Turkish.
Premeditated act
After initially denying the death of the journalist, the Saudi authorities, under international pressure, had advanced several versions before declaring Thursday that, on the basis of information provided by Turkey, the suspects accused of the murder of Khashoggi had committed an act "Premeditated" .
Under pressure, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman of Saudi Arabia received Salah and a brother of Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday at the royal palace in Riyadh. The king and crown prince offered their condolences to members of the Khashoggi family, the Saudi official SPA agency said.