The Biden administration has decided that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman should enjoy immunity from a lawsuit brought by the fiance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the kingdom who was brutally murdered at a Saudi consulate in Turkey.
A court filing from the Department of Justice said because the crown prince was recently named prime minister, he qualifies for immunity as a head of state.
“Mohammed bin Salman, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is the sitting head of government and, accordingly, is immune from this suit,” the filing says.