The Saudi crown prince\u2019s social media maven is being accused of ordering the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi over Skype, Reuters reports. Saud al-Qahtani,\u2026<\/b>
\nThe Saudi crown prince\u2019s social media maven is being accused of ordering the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi over Skype, Reuters reports.
Saud al-Qahtani, a top aide for prince Mohammad bin Salman, Skyped in to the Saudi consulate in Turkey just before Khashoggi was killed and berated the journalist, who has been critical of Saudi government, a high-ranking Saudi source told the outlet .
Khashoggi reportedly returned the invective, but that only infuriated al-Qahtani \u2014 and eventually led to his issuing orders to kill Khashoggi, Turkish sources told Reuters.
\u201cBring me the head of the dog,\u201d al-Qahtani reportedly instructed the 15 Saudi intelligence operatives who\u2019d been flown in hours before to physically interrogate Khashoggi.
The report described al-Qahtani as one of the fall guys in the case. King Salman had fired Qahtani and four other officials Saturday over the killing.
Qahtani himself once said he would never do anything without his boss\u2019s approval.
\u201cDo you think I make decisions without guidance? I am an employee and a faithful executor of the orders of my lord the king and my lord the faithful crown prince,\u201d Qahtani tweeted last summer.
It is not clear whether he observed the killing.
Sources told Reuters that Turkey\u2019s President Recep-Tayyip Erdogan has a copy of the call\u2019s audio. He has also said he plans to release information about the killing during a Tuesday press conference \u2014 though Turkish officials wouldn\u2019t say whether the audio will be released.
CIA Director Gina Haspel will travel to Turkey to aid in the investigation, officials told NBC.<\/p>\n

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