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US Considers Granting Immunity to Saudi Prince in Suspected Assassination Attempt

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a request to grant Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia immunity from a federal lawsuit that accuses him of trying to kill a former Saudi intelligence official living in Canada, legal documents related to the case show.

If the request is granted, the State Department’s recommendation could potentially provide a legal basis to dismiss other cases against the prince, most notably one where he is accused of directing the assassination of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, a person familiar with the case said.

The immunity request stems from a case involving Saad Aljabri, a former top aide in the Saudi Interior Ministry, who in August publicly accused Prince Mohammed of sending a team of agents to Canada to kill him. His lawsuit offered little evidence to back up his claims.

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    December 27, 2020 at 11:24 pm

    The killers are still getting charges over their crime, they just won’t face the death penalty as by the waiver from the family of Khashoggi.
    The killers -each- are facing 25 years of imprisonment.
    That is quiet fair!

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