Mohammed bin Salman named prime minister ahead of Khashoggi lawsuit
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington from on (#644HV)
New role likely to grant prince sovereign immunity in case concerning journalist murdered in Saudi Arabian embassy
Mohammed bin Salman has been named prime minister of Saudi Arabia in a move that experts said would probably shield the crown prince from a potentially damaging lawsuit in the US in connection to his alleged role in the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that King Salman was making an exception to Saudi law and naming his son as prime minister, formally ceding the dual title of king and prime minister he had personally held until now.
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