ようやく認めた

先ほど取り上げたサウジ資本のアルアラビアでもサウジアラビアがカショギ氏が殺害されたことを認めました。

Saudi Arabia: Investigation shows the death of Jamal Khashoggi in a fight

Saturday, 20 October 2018

The Saudi Attorney General said on Friday night that the investigation showed the death of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi during a fight in the consulate.

The Attorney General said in a statement that preliminary investigations on the case of Jamal Khashoggi showed his death, and that investigations continue with the detainees in custody of the case and the number so far is 18 people, all of Saudi nationality.

サウジの英文メディアArab Newsでは情報機関のAl-Asiriを解任したと踏み込んだ説明もしています。

Ahmed Al-Asiri has been removed from his position in general intelligence and Saud Al-Qahtani from his advisory role at the Royal Court, royal decrees ordered.

ニューヨークタイムズが報じていた線になっていますね。

Saudis May Blame Intelligence Official for Killing Jamal Khashoggi

By David D. Kirkpatrick and Ben Hubbard

Oct. 18, 2018

ISTANBUL — The rulers of Saudi Arabia are considering blaming a top intelligence official close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, three people with knowledge of the Saudi plans said Thursday.

The plan to assign blame to Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri, a high-ranking adviser to the crown prince, would be an extraordinary recognition of the magnitude of international backlash to hit the kingdom since the disappearance of Mr. Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi dissident. A resident of Virginia and contributor to The Washington Post, Mr. Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

Blaming General Assiri could also provide a plausible explanation for the apparent killing and help deflect blame from the crown prince, who American intelligence agencies are increasingly convinced was behind Mr. Khashoggi’s disappearance.