In his statements to the episode (10/8/2020) of the "Beyond the News" program, Mawlak added that the image of Saudi Arabia has been greatly destroyed in the eyes of the world after the exposure of the case of the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in his country's consulate in Istanbul, and now comes the case of the attempt to assassinate bin Salman of Saad Al-Jabri. Advisor to the former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, to darken the image of the Saudi Kingdom under the leadership of bin Salman.
According to the German diplomat, the involvement of major figures in Saudi Arabia - foremost of which is Crown Prince Bin Salman and the men around him - in an effort to liquidate opponents and get rid of them, affects the image of the Kingdom as a whole and not specific people, because they are considered a symbol of the state.
He also did not rule out that the case - which Al-Jabri filed against bin Salman in a federal court in Washington on charges of seeking to assassinate him - would affect the conduct of the presidential election campaign in America, as well as the decisions of the electorate, depending on the performance of President Trump in this case, explaining that the decision not to pursue bin Salman And granting him immunity will leave a certain image with the electorate.
For his part, writer and political analyst Omar Ayasrah confirmed that the murder of Khashoggi and the attempt to kill Al-Jabri shattered the image of openness and progress that bin Salman was seeking to paint for Saudi Arabia under his rule.
Although Ayasrah expected that Saudi Arabia would prefer silence and not publicly comment on the US court's accusations directed at its emir, he did not rule out that the leadership in Riyadh would resort to secret contacts with the Trump administration, seeking to find a way out for the Saudi crown prince, as happened in the Khashoggi case.
He added that many leaders of the Western world are not comfortable with dealing with Saudi Arabia in light of the issues in which its leaders are involved, but the Khashoggi case confirmed that they are utilitarian looking and adapting to all situations in order to preserve their economic gains from Saudi Arabia.
Ayasrah also expected Saudi Arabia to press the immunity card to isolate bin Salman from this issue, indicating that the Kingdom is concerned about issuing a judgment in absentia that may affect the relations of the two countries in the future, as well as the transfer of power in Saudi Arabia.
It is noteworthy that the Washington Federal Court issued a summons order against Bin Salman and 13 others, including his close associates.
The court wants to hear the Saudi crown prince and his aides about the attempted assassination of Saad al-Jabri, assistant to the former crown prince Muhammad bin Nayef, in Canada.