- A judge dismissed a suit against Mohammed bin Salman in connection to Jamal Khashoggi's death.
- The suit was filed by Khashoggi's fiancée, who accused MBS of ordering his death to silence him.
- Khashoggi was murdered after entering a Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
A US federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, for the death of Washington Post journalist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
Khashoggi disappeared after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, to obtain documents related to his upcoming marriage. It was later revealed that a group of Saudi assassins ambushed him inside the consulate, strangling him before dismembering and disposing of his body.
The following month, the CIA concluded that MBS ordered Khashoggi's killing.
The lawsuit was filed by Khashoggi's fiancée two years after his death, and accused MBS of ordering Khashoggi's death in order to silence him.
The Justice Department made the controversial argument for Crown Prince Mohammed's immunity in a court filing last month.
The Justice Department contended that since MBS is prime minister of Saudi Arabia he is "the sitting head of government" of the kingdom and "is immune from this suit."
This story is developing.
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