Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Ben Salman Al Saud, because of his position, has legal integrity in the trial as part of the lawsuit filed against him in connection with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashkaji in 2018. This was stated by the US State Department, writes Associated Press.
The bride of the murdered journalist Khatija Jengiz and the founded Khashkaji before his death, the organization of Democracy for the Arab World Now (“Democracy for the Arab World now”) filed a lawsuit against the Saudi Kronprint in the court of the American District of Colombia. Due to the fact that the defendant is indicated by Muhammad Ben Salman Al Saud, who is a foreign official, the court asked the Washington administration of her opinion of the relative this case.
“In accordance with the general principles, Prime Minister Ben Salman Al Saud as the current head of government has immunity during his stay,” the letter sent to the American Ministry of Justice to the court says. In the document, the Ministry of Justice outlined the point of view of the US State Department.
The department in its conclusion “does not take into account the essence of this claim and again declares unconditional condemnation for the vile murder of Khashkaji.”
According to experts, the opinion of the State Department has no obligatory power, the decision to provide immunity will be made by the court.