Trump considering legal immunity for Saudi crown prince accused in assassination plot
A State Department recommendation could also lead to the dismissal of the prince as a defendant in other cases, including ones accusing him of directing the death and dismemberment of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
By Spencer S. Hsu and Kareem FahimWashington Post
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, smiles as he attends the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October 2013. AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is weighing a request to declare Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immune from a federal lawsuit accusing him of targeting for assassination a former top intelligence officer who could disclose damaging secrets about the prince’s ascent to power, according to legal documents related to the case.
Trump administration weighing legal immunity for Saudi crown prince in alleged assassination plot Spencer Hsu, Kareem Fahim The U.S. government is weighing a request to declare Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immune from a federal lawsuit accusing him of targeting for assassination a former top intelligence officer who could disclose damaging secrets about the prince’s ascent to power, according to legal documents related to the case. The Saudi government has asked to shield the prince from liability in response to a complaint brought by Saad Aljabri, a former Saudi counterterrorism leader and longtime U.S. intelligence ally now living in exile in Canada.
Trump administration weighing legal immunity for Saudi crown prince in alleged assassination plot Spencer Hsu, Kareem Fahim The U.S. government is weighing a request to declare Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immune from a federal lawsuit accusing him of targeting for assassination a former top intelligence officer who could disclose damaging secrets about the prince’s ascent to power, according to legal documents related to the case. The Saudi government has asked to shield the prince from liability in response to a complaint brought by Saad Aljabri, a former Saudi counterterrorism leader and longtime U.S. intelligence ally now living in exile in Canada.