Saudi Arabia categorically rejects US report on Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia categorically rejects US report on Khashoggi murder
RIYADH (Web Desk) - Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected the report submitted to the US Congress regarding the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling the assessment in the report negative, false and unacceptable.
In a statement on Friday, the foreign ministry said the report contained inaccurate information and conclusions.
“The ministry reiterates what was previously announced by the relevant authorities in the Kingdom, that this was an abhorrent crime and a flagrant violation of the Kingdom’s laws and values,” the statement read.
“This crime was committed by a group of individuals that have transgressed all pertinent regulations and authorities of the agencies where they were employed. The relevant authorities in the Kingdom took all possible measures within our legal system to ensure that these individuals were properly investigated, and to ensure that justice was served. The concerned individuals were convicted and sentenced by the courts in the Kingdom, and these sentences were welcomed by the family of Jamal Khashoggi.” the statement added.
