Saudi Crown Prince calls Khashoggi killing ‘heinous’ after inner circle is implicated
|Riyadh (CNN)Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described the killing of Jamal Khashoggi as a “heinous” crime, in his first comments since some of his closest aides were implicated in the Saudi journalist ‘s death.
Speaking at an investors’ conference Riyadh that has been overshadowed by the crisis, bin Salman said those responsible for the killing would be brought to justice.
“This was a very, very painful incident for all Saudis and also for everybody on this planet. It was unnecessary,” he said.