C.I.A. Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killed
Politics|C.I.A. Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi KilledAn autopsy expert. A lookalike. A black van. Our video investigation follows the movements of the 15-man Saudi hit team that killed and dismembered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Published OnNov. 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency has concluded that the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, ordered the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to American officials.
ImageThe Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in March in Washington.CreditCliff Owen/Associated Press
The C.I.A. has made the assessment based on the crown prince’s control of the Saudi Arabia, which is such that the killing would not have taken place without his approval, and has buttressed its conclusion with two sets of crucial communications: intercepts of the crown prince’s calls in the days before the killing, and calls by the kill team to a senior aide to the crown prince.
The journalist Jamal Khashoggi in February 2015 in Bahrain.CreditHasan Jamali/Associated Press
Officials cautioned, however, that the American and Turkish intelligence agencies still do not have direct evidence linking Prince Mohammed to the assassination.
But the intercepts show that Prince Mohammed was trying to find ways to lure Mr. Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia, according to people briefed on the intelligence findings. But he did not say in the phone calls that he wanted to have Mr. Khashoggi killed, the people said.
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