U.S. Government Kills Saudi Arabian Journalist "Prince Involved"

Three years ago, the U.S. government released a report saying that Prince Muhammad of Saudi Arabia had approved the plan over the murder of a Saudi journalist in Turkey.

The focus will be on how much the close relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia will be affected in the future.

The Director of National Intelligence, which oversees US intelligence, reported on the 26th that Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was based in the United States in 2018, was killed at the Saudi Consulate General in Turkey. The book has been published.

Regarding the focus of the involvement of Crown Prince Muhammad, who is in control of national affairs in Saudi Arabia, the report concludes that "it can be analyzed that the Crown Prince has approved an operation to detain or kill Mr. Khashoggi."

The reason for this is that the Crown Prince's aides were involved in the case, and that the Crown Prince considered Mr. Khashoggi a "threat to the state" and took violent measures to silence those who were critical of the government. He said that he supported taking the case, and that it is unlikely that the plan was carried out without the approval of the Crown Prince.

In response, the Biden administration has decided to take sanctions to freeze the assets of intelligence officers and some organizations involved in the case in the United States and to limit the issuance of 76 Saudi Arabian visas. It was.

The United States has had close ties with Saudi Arabia, a regional power in the Middle East, but the Byden administration emphasizes human rights issues and says that it will "realign" the relationship between the two countries, and how much it will affect future relations. Is the focus.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia "Rejecting the contents of the report"

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 26th, "The government of Saudi Arabia explicitly rejects what is stated in the report. The report contains inaccurate content. The final trial of the case. Has been issued, and the bereaved families are also welcome. "

It does not mention which part of the report is inaccurate.

The Saudi Arabian government announced in September last year that it had handed down a final ruling to five people for being involved in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, but did not disclose details such as the affiliation of the five people, the United Nations etc. Was criticized by.