Even Saudi Arabia’s business and diplomatic allies blanched, or at least felt obliged to put some distance between themselves and the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. The kingdom, after repeated lies about what happened, announced that it would try 11 suspects for his murder. Saudi Arabia and its crown prince hardly appear chastened, despite signs of a rift between King Salman and his heir, not confined to but triggered by the murder. A prominent Arab activist living in Norway was forced to go into hiding after the CIA warned authorities that he faced a potential threat from Saudi Arabia. In particular, she calls for a moratorium on the sale of surveillance tools to Saudi Arabia and other states until exporting countries can be confident of how they will be used.

Source: The Guardian June 19, 2019 17:26 UTC