Lawyers representing Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman have argued that he has immunity against prosecution in the Jamal Khashoggi murder case since he is now the prime minister, Reuters reported. They have filed a petition in a court in Washington citing several other cases where the US recognised immunity for a foreign head of state.
Khashoggi was allegedly killed on October 2, 2018, inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. In 2017, after a fallout with the Saudi royal family, the journalist settled in the United States as part of a self-imposed exile. He faces a lawsuit in the US for the journalist’s murder.
