Khashoggi, a supporter-turned-critic of the Saudi Crown Prince, went missing on October 2 after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul for collecting documents in order to marry his Turkish fiancée Hatice Cengiz. After initially saying the journalist had left the consulate alive, weeks later the Saudi administration admitted he was killed there and blamed a “rogue” team.
Trump has repeatedly downplayed the Saudi Crown Prince’s involvement in Khashoggi killing. The resolution said the Senate believed the Saudi Crown Prince “was in control of security forces” during the killing and “based on evidence and analysis made available to this institution, has a high level of confidence that Mohammed bin Salman was complicit in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi”, the Hill newspaper reported.
The measure was introduced by Senators Lindsey Graham, Dianne Feinstein, Marco Rubio, Ed Markey, Todd Young and Christopher Coons. The resolution was non-binding, but if approved, would put the Senate on the record saying the Crown Prince was responsible for Khashoggi’s slaying inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in early October. (IANS)
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