Biden backs immunity for Saudi prince
JOE Biden’s administration said Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should be considered immune from a legal claim over his role in the murder of a US-based journalist.
It is a U-turn from the US president’s campaign trail denunciations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal killing.
The administration said the senior position of the crown prince, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler and recently named prime minister as well, should shield him against a claim brought by the fiancee of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and by the rights group Khashoggi founded, Democracy For The Arab World Now (Dawn).
The request is non-binding and a judge will ultimately decide whether to grant immunity.