Saudi Arabia’s critics and independent legal experts and analysts say the kingdom may be in a tough spot legally. The slaying has opened a lasting rift between the Biden administration and Prince Mohammed, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler. intelligence officials had concluded that aides and other Saudi officials sent by the prince killed Khashoggi. Last year, the kingdom, with legal backing from the Biden administration, successfully argued that American courts had no authority to try the prince in a lawsuit over the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. courts have little or no say over their actions is especially sensitive. The insistence by Saudi officials that U.S. business investments and political relationships and could now face court demands for greater transparency and accountability. The case matters beyond the world of golf. Lawyers for Saudi Arabia counter that Rumayyan’s actions were those of an eager investor, not of someone actually running a business. The finding follows PGA Tour claims that al Rumayyan himself recruited LIV players, approved LIV contracts and was otherwise the golf league’s decision-maker and manager. Yasir al Rumayyan, appointed under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to manage the oil-rich Saudi government’s $600 billion-plus stockpile of wealth, is “up to his eyeballs” in managing the golf tour, Labson Freeman declared. Officials are preparing security in case of Trump indictment courts have no jurisdiction over its high officials, the ruling means lawyers for the PGA Tour would be able to question top officials about business secrets that the Saudis have held close, such as details of deal-making involving 2024 presidential candidate Trump and others. While Saudi Arabia is fighting the decision, insisting U.S. courts the way sovereign nations usually are. A judge, citing what she described as the kingdom’s hands-on management of LIV, found that when it came to the new golf league, Saudi officials and the Saudi government aren’t shielded from U.S. That’s changing as a result of a federal lawsuit in California pitting the Saudi-owned golf tour upstart LIV against the PGA Tour. But they’ve been silent about many of the details of these relationships.
investments haven’t been shy about flaunting their ties with top American business and political figures, down to wearing MAGA caps as they swing golf clubs alongside former President Donald Trump. He said police did not have to use their firearms.WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials who oversee Saudi Arabia’s tens of billions of dollars in U.S. Vehren said after officers arrived and found people with apparent gunshot wounds on the ground floor, they heard a shot from an upper floor and found a fatally wounded person upstairs who they suspected was a shooter. On Friday morning, police confirmed they had received almost 50 emergency calls about the shooting. Police spokesman Holger Vehren said police were alerted to the shooting about 9:15 p.m. The scene of the shooting was the Jehovah's Witnesses' Kingdom Hall, a modern and boxy three-story building next to an auto repair shop. Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher tweeted that the news was "shocking" and offered his sympathy to the victims' relatives. We appreciate the courageous help provided by the police and emergency services." "We understand that the authorities are still investigating the details of this crime. "The congregation elders in the local area are providing pastoral care for those affected by the event," he wrote. Officers placed yellow cones on the ground and windowsills to mark evidence.ĭavid Semonian, a U.S.-based spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses, told The Associated Press in an emailed statement early Friday that members "worldwide grieve for the victims of this traumatic event." On Friday morning, forensic investigators in protective white suits could still be seen outside the building as a light snow fell. Investigators worked through the night to secure evidence.
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