The Saudi Embassy last year requested that MBS receive sovereign immunity from Aljabri’s lawsuit . The Saudis argued in a memorandum to the State Department that the crown prince should have “status-based immunity,” because he “exercises many of the powers of a head of government,” even though his father, King Salman, is the actual Saudi monarch. The immunity request, reviewed by The Post, argues that MBS also deserves “conduct-based immunity,” because whatever actions he may have taken involved “exercise of the governmental powers of Saudi Arabia.”

Source: Washington Post November 03, 2021 07:40 UTC