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The organization claimed that the “Jenner and Block” law office filed, on behalf of Genghis and “Democracy for the Arab World”, a US federal lawsuit against Prince Mohammed and more than 20 others before the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia (Washington).
The lawsuit accuses “Mohammed bin Salman and his co-conspirators of giving orders to kidnap, torture, kill and dismember Khashoggi with the aim of silencing him and preventing him from continuing his efforts in the United States as a voice calling for democratization in the Middle East. “.
The lawsuit includes a claim for tangible civil damages, including punitive damages, in a size determined by the court jury. “
The plaintiff also demands that the US authorities and intelligence “uncover the evidence showing that the extrajudicial execution of Khajoggi was ordered from the top of the Saudi leadership hierarchy.”
Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who wrote articles for the “Washington Post” and has lived in the United States since 2017 and is known for his criticism of the Saudi leadership, was assassinated on October 2, 2018 at his country’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. , by a private Saudi murder team, while his body has yet to be found.
This incident caused a sharp deterioration in relations between Ankara and Riyadh, while the Turkish government says that the authorities of the Kingdom seek to cover up the true person responsible for the crime, referring to the Saudi crown prince, considered an ally of the United States, while the prosecutor Turkish indicted 20 Saudis in the context of the case.
On September 7, the Saudi prosecutor’s office handed down prison terms of 20 years for 5 defendants and prison terms of between 7 and 10 years for another 3.
Source: Agencies RT +
