Khashoggi killing a ‘grave mistake’, says Saudi, but prince had nothing to do with it
Foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir says the Saudis do not know how Jamal Khashoggi was killed or where his body is
Washington/London — Saudi Arabia on Sunday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate a “huge and grave mistake”, but sought to shield its powerful crown prince from the widening crisis, saying Mohammed bin Salman was not aware. The comments from foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir were some of the most direct yet from Riyadh, which has given several conflicting accounts of Khashoggi’s killing on October 2, first denying his death and later admitting it amid an international outcry. “This was an operation that was a rogue operation. This was an operation where individuals ended up exceeding the authorities and responsibilities they had,” Jubeir said on the US broadcaster Fox. “They made the mistake when they killed Jamal Khashoggi in the consulate and they tried to cover up for it,” he said. The weeks of denial and lack of credible evidence in the face of allegations from Turkish officials that Khashoggi had been killed have shaken global confidence in ti...
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