Saudi Arabia refuses the false evaluation of a report about the murder of Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia stated that it refused completely the negative, false and unacceptable evaluation of a US intelligence report published on Friday about the assassination of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi.

In a statement, the Ministry said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has followed the report submitted to the United States’ Congress regarding the heinous murder of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi. The Ministry repeated that this act was an abhorrent crime and a flagrant violation of the Kingdom’s laws and values.

It also indicated that the Saudi government completely rejects the negative, false and unacceptable assessment in the report pertaining to the Kingdom’s leadership, and noted that the report contained inaccurate information and conclusions.

The statement also stated: the crime was committed by a group of individuals that have transgressed all pertinent regulations, adding that the relevant authorities in the Kingdom took all possible measures within our legal system to ensure that these individuals were properly investigated, and to ensure that justice was served. The concerned individuals were convicted and sentenced by the courts in the Kingdom, and these sentences were welcomed by the family of Jamal Khashoggi.

Moreover, the Ministry confirmed that the partnership between the Kingdom and the United States is robust and enduring.