Suspects in Journalist’s Disappearance Linked to Saudi Crown Prince

Travel companion, three members of security detail identified

Further complicating the Saudi claims that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had no knowledge at all about the disappearance and apparent killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, several of those named previously by Turkish officials as suspects have been closely linked to the crown prince.

These included a suspect who was a constant traveling companion for the prince, seen exiting planes with him in Paris and Madrid, and seen with him during multiple visits to the US, including this year’s visit to the UN.

Three other people on the list were known members of the crown prince’s security detail, and another had a top position in the Saudi Interior Ministry, with analysts saying his involvement virtually assures royal family direction of the operation.

Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning a report that will assert that Khashoggi died during an interrogation gone wrong, with the interrogators having acted independently of the crown prince. This is going to be a difficult case to make, given how close so many on the team were to him.

Author: Jason Ditz

Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.