Judge of the US District Court, John Bates, who has long led the cases concerning national security, admitted that he was forced to close the case against the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Ben Salman about his involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashkaji in 2018. It is reported by The Guardian.
The decision to reject the civil lawsuit, which was filed by the bride Hashkaji Hatiji Chengiz and NGO Dawn, founded by the killed journalist, apparently marks the end of the effort to bring the Cronprint to the murder in 2018, the publication notes.
In addition, now Ben Salman can freely travel to the United States. The court made such a decision after the State Department expressed the opinion that the Crown Prince has immunity from accusations of the Khashoggi murder case.
journalist Jamal Khashkaji disappeared on October 2, 2018 after a visit to the Saudi Consulate General in Istanbul.