by Timothy H. J. Nerozzi at Fox News
A lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman regarding the assassination of U.S. journalist Jamal Khashoggi was dismissed by a federal judge on Tuesday.
The decision to throw out the lawsuit falls in line with the position of President Biden’s administration, who have insisted that bin Salman is legally immune from the charges.
Hatice Cengiz, Khashoggi’s fiancée, and Democracy for the Arab World Now filed the failed lawsuit against Saudi officials, including the crown prince, over the killing of Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Khashoggi, an internationally known and respected journalist, was killed by Saudi officials Oct. 2, 2018 after publicly criticizing the crown prince’s harsh methods of silencing his rivals or critics.
JAMAL KHASHOGGI, MISSING ACTIVIST AND WRITER, KILLED IN FIGHT, STATE MEDIA REPORTS
People hold posters of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking the two-year anniversary of his death, Oct. 2, 2020. A Turkish court ruled Thursday, April 7, 2022, to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transferred to Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
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