Jamal Khashoggi’s murder could have been a turning point. Instead it was a warning sign
Editor’s Note: Samah Hadid is a human rights advocate based in Beirut who has campaigned for justice and accountability for Jamal Khashoggi. The Crown Prince insisted he knew nothing about the operation, saying it’s impossible for “3 million people working for the Saudi government” to send daily reports to the leader “or the second highest person in the Saudi government.” The message is clear: if Saudi Arabia can get away with the murder of someone like Khashoggi, they can get away with anything, and so too may other repressive regimes. Getty Images But when the CIA revealed intelligence showing a link between bin Salman and Khashoggi’s murder, US President Donald Trump largely brushed it aside. Even as the Crown Prince was being feted as a “modernizer” and a “reformer,” he was throwing rivals, journalists, bloggers, artists, women’s rights activists and others whose views he could not tolerate behind bars. Saudi Arabia’s impunity also sends a message to other countries – like the United Arab Emirates, where people have been reportedly detained for posting comments on social media, or Egypt, where hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested in recent weeks – that they can continue arresting journalists and other critics for peaceful protests or airing their criticisms online.
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