In the coming days, an American intelligence report will be declassified on the involvement of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia in the assassination of The Washington Post columnist Jamal Hashkadzhi.
As News Front reported, Khashkadzhi was brutally killed on October 2, 2018, right in the building of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. As it turned out later, representatives of the Saudi authorities were involved in the incident, in particular, Mohammed ibn Salman, the crown prince of the kingdom. The Donald Trump administration, which worked closely with Riyadh, chose to hush up the case. Joe Biden has other plans. In particular, his team is working to get rid of the Saudi prince.
In this regard, on Friday, February 26, a report will be presented based on data from the CIA and other special services regarding the murder of Khashkadzhi. Bloomberg reports this, citing its own sources.
Prior to the publication of the report, Biden had a telephone conversation with the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman. During the dialogue, the US President pointedly emphasized “the importance that the United States attaches to universal human rights and the rule of law”, the White House press office said.
State Department spokesman Ned Price declined to comment on the release of the report. According to him, Washington is looking for other ways to bring those responsible for the murder to justice. In particular, the United States can reduce arms sales to Saudi Arabia and impose sanctions.
“I expect we will be able to discuss steps to ensure accountability for this gruesome crime soon”, – Price said.
“Transparency, as is often the case, is an element of accountability. However, I would not expect accountability to stop there”.