X admits ‘error’ led to reinstatement of key suspect in Jamal Khashoggi murder
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington from Technology | The Guardian on (#6RNBA)
Saud al-Qahtani was first suspended before Elon Musk took over what was then Twitter, and was suspended again today after Guardian report
A key Saudi suspect in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 had his account reinstated on X, the social media company controlled by Elon Musk, after it was permanently suspended under the company's previous owner.
Saud al-Qahtani, a onetime key adviser to Mohammed bin Salman, had direct involvement" in the murder of Khashoggi, according to a US intelligence assessment released by the Biden administration in 2021.
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