Saudi exiles say crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman should have been punished after US declared he ‘approved’ killing of journalist
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Saudi dissidents have expressed anger and disbelief that while the US has officially confirmed the long-suspected view that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman “approved” the killing of journalist
Jamal Khashoggi, he will escape punishment. A declassified intelligence assessment, released on Friday, concluded that the heir to the throne “approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi”.
This was quickly followed by a state department announcement of
sanctions and visa bans for 76 Saudis, which stopped short of penalising Prince Mohammed.