US has defended the its move to grant immunity to Saudi crown prince against litigation . State dismissed the criticism over recent US govt court filing that granted immunity to Saudi crown prince Muhammad Bin Salman over journalist Jamal Khashoggi 2018 murder.
State dept citied the expamle of PM Modi and several other leaders to defend its decision .
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Various officials across the world is that this is not the first time that the United States has done this . It is a long standing and consistent line of effort . It has been applied to a number of heads state previously some examples President Arstad in 1993 president Mugabe in Zambabwe prime minister Modi in India in 2014. This is a consistent practice that we have afforded to heads of states heads of governments and foreign ministers .
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The White House denied it was seeking to smooth over frayed bilateral ties with Riyadh with MBS Move . White House the legl determination has absolutely nothing to DC with the merits of the case itself . White House the move is absolutely nothing to do with the bilateral relationship with Saudi .
The White House admitted to the tense tis with Saudi after Kingdom recent support to OPEC+ oil cut . Amnesty International blasted the Biden admin over MBS move calling the act “ A Deep Betrayal” .
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Four years ago Khashoggi, A Saudi insider-turned-critic was murdered in the kingdom Istanbul consulate . The murder sparked global outrage and temporarily turned crown prince MBS into a pariah in the west .
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