Saudi crown prince promises to bring those responsible for Khashoggi's death to justice

Mohammed bin Salman.
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The crown prince of Saudi Arabia has just made his first public statements about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

During a speech Wednesday at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the murder "a heinous crime" and said that those responsible would be brought to justice and "put before courts," reports CNN. His comments reinforced his claim that he had no prior knowledge of what he says was a rogue operation to capture and interrogate Khashoggi when he visited the Saudi consulate in Turkey.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.