Khashoggi's son appears to defend Saudi crown prince, compensation
The oldest son of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday appeared to defend the crown prince suspected of orchestrating his father's killing as well as the family's decision to accept compensation worth millions of dollars from the Saudi government.
The story also said that the Khashoggi children are in line to receive additional payments possibly totaling tens of millions of dollars as part of "blood money" negotiations that are expected to ensue when trials of Khashoggi's accused killers conclude. Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against five men accused of playing a direct role in the killing of Khashoggi, a contributing columnist for The Washington Post, at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in October.
But the CIA, citing intercepted communications and other evidence, has concluded with medium to high confidence that the crown prince ordered Khashoggi's capture or death. When reached by phone earlier this month, Salah declined to answer questions about the payments. His statement Wednesday appeared to acknowledge the compensation indirectly, saying that members of the family "were brought up by our parents to thank acts of good not disavow."
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