Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists circulated on social media what the American judge, John Bates, said in the lawsuit filed by the Turkish researcher, Khadija Genghis (Khashoggi’s fiancee on the day of his death) once morest the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Muhammad bin Salman.
The judge said that despite his “unease”, the US government told the Washington court that Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity because he occupies the position of prime minister and therefore “has the right to obtain immunity in his capacity as head of state,” noting in a note that his feeling of unease “was not Not only because of the prince’s involvement in Khashoggi’s murder, but also because of the timing of his appointment as prime minister of Saudi Arabia.”
Noting the “suspicious timing” of the prince’s appointment and the plaintiffs’ argument that until now, the king alone has been prime minister, the judge said that the issuance of this royal order “was not motivated by a desire for Mohammed bin Salman to be the head of government, but rather to protect him from potential liability.” in this case.”
It is noteworthy that Prince bin Salman was appointed prime minister, in late September, in what observers considered a ploy to secure his immunity as head of government in the lawsuit filed by Genghis.