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A US intelligence report concludes that the murder of Jamal Khashoggi was likely ordered by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman.
The report was made shortly after Khashoggi was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, but has only now been demoted. It was announced on Friday.
Former President Donald Trump did not want the findings to be known, while the new Biden administration has taken a different line toward the kingdom.
Standing outside the door while the fiancé was brutally murdered.
Wait
The conclusion of the report has been long awaited in advance, given that US intelligence reached this conclusion just after the brutal murder on October 2, 2018.
Khashoggi lived in the United States and regularly wrote comments for the Washington Post, several of them critical of the Crown Prince.
However, the post is a major setback for the ambitious 35-year-old crown prince, considered the true leader of Saudi Arabia.
Norwegian journalist works for Saudi Arabia
Brands change
Among other things, the Crown Prince made the decision that Saudi Arabia should intervene in the war against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The release of the report could be the beginning of a change in US relations with Saudi Arabia.
On Thursday, Biden spoke for the first time with King Salman by phone after he assumed the presidency. He didn’t want to talk to the crown prince.
Visa restrictions
76 Saudis will be subject to visa restrictions immediately in honor of Jamal Khashoggi, who was assassinated in 2018, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
The message came immediately after the United States released its intelligence report on Friday.
– We have made it absolutely clear that Saudi Arabia’s attacks on activists, dissidents and journalists must end. They will not be tolerated by the United States, says Blinken.
It also says that the United States will deny entry to all foreigners who are involved in activities that threaten dissidents outside of US soil. This also applies to those who harass journalists and their families, Blinken emphasizes. The move has been dubbed the “Khashoggi ban.”
