2. October last year, the journalist Jamal Khashoggi on the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul. It was the last time he was seen alive. Three weeks after came the confirmation everyone was waiting for: Khashoggi had been killed inside the consulate.
Since then, the most important issue for heads of state around the world have been: Had Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, the knowledge of the murder and it was he who ordered it?
the CIA is pointing at the bin Salman
the CIA has concluded that bin Salman “probably ordered” the murder. U.s. president Donald Trump, nevertheless, has not been convincing so far.
– It may well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event. Maybe he had knowledge, or may not, Trump said.
one thing that stands in violent contrast to the republican senatorers reaction, after they had had a private meeting with CIA director Gina Hapsel.
– I do not doubt that the crown prince ordered the killing. If he was brought in front of a jury he would have been sentenced within 30 minutes. Guilty, said senator Bob Corker after the meeting.
Donald Trump canceled the admittedly a meeting with the bin Salman during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires last week, but so far Trump therefore been quite reticent and did not want to give bin Salman is to blame for the murder.
Perhaps due to the fact that bin Salman has very good contact with the president’s son and middle East adviser Jared while I.
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According to the New York Times to be the contact between them have made several american officials worried. Since Trump was inserted has a while I and bin Salman, who is often referred to only by their initials, MBS, had a private and casual conversations.
Since while I had little political experience when he was caught with in rådgiverlaget to his father-in-law, this should have worried more in the administration. The fear was that while I would let itself manipulate by the saudis.
– There is a danger that they play with him, ” says an official.
In an attempt to tighten into practice in The white house, a chief of staff to reintroduce procedures that says that members of the national security council shall participate in all conversations with foreign leaders.
But it has, according to the New York Times is not stopped the contact between while I and bin Salman, who is known to prefer the messaging service WhatsApp.
Admittedly, mean more that the Kushners good relationship with the bin Salman has been helpful for Trump administration, but nevertheless, they are concerned for the close relationship.
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Since Jamal Khashoggi was killed has The white house given to know that while I have conducted a phone conversation with the bin Salman. Present during the call were also Trumps national security adviser, John Bolton.
At the time, asked americans “for more details and that Saudi Arabia’s government was more open in etterforskningsprosessen”, according to a statement from The white house.
But both u.s. and saudi officials with knowledge of the conversations between while I and bin Salman said that the two men have had casual contact in the aftermath of the murder of Khashoggi.
while I should then have offered the crown prince tips on how he can “ride out the storm”, and he has urged MBS to resolve the conflicts in the region and to avoid any more embarrassing events.
– He thought that MBS was the problem, and that someone had to stop him
When it comes to the murder of Khashoggi, deneme bonusu Saudi Arabia has consistently denied that bin Salman knew or had something with the killing to do. But according to the CIA so it is assumed that the Saud al-Qahtani, who is often referred to as bin Salmans closest adviser, who had responsibility for dødsskvadronen on the 15 man who took the life of Khashoggi at the consulate in Istanbul.
According to the CIA it was al-Qahtani in contact with the squadron at the same time that he communicated with the crown prince on the drapsdagen.
the Cia’s conclusion that the crown prince had a hand in the game should, according to the Wall Street Journal also build on a statement made by august 2017, where he will be talking about setting up a trap for Khashoggi.
bin Salman said that if his attempt to persuade Khashoggi to come back to Saudi Arabia should fail, then perhaps we can lure him outside Saudi Arabia and do action”.
Saudi Arabia has detained 18 people who have status as suspects in the case. The authorities claim they acted on their own.
Senators races for a private meeting with the CIA: He had been convicted for the murder of 30 minutes