Saudi rejects attempt to link death of Khashoggi to Crown Prince

DN Bureau

Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir rejected the attempt to link Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it 'baseless', official said on Saturday.

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Riyadh: Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir rejected the attempt to link Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it 'baseless', official sources said on Saturday. 

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Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey's Istanbul in October 2018, and a number of top Saudi officials involved in the case were arrested.

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The Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered to re-structure the intelligence authority. Last month, Saudi Public Prosecution demanded capital punishment against five out of 11 suspects in the murder case.
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