Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia and monthly payments as compensation

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post



The children of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received million-dollar houses in the kingdom and monthly five-figure payments as compensation for the killing of their father, according to current and former Saudi officials as well as people close to the family.

Khashoggi’s two sons and two daughters may also receive much larger payouts — possibly tens of millions of dollars apiece — as part of “blood money” negotiations that are expected to ensue when the trials of Khashoggi’s accused killers are completed in the coming months, according to the officials and others who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive talks.

The previously undisclosed payments are part of an effort by Saudi Arabia to reach a long-term arrangement with Khashoggi family members, aimed in part at ensuring that they continue to show restraint in their public statements about the killing of their father by Saudi operatives in Istanbul six months ago, the officials said.

The Khashoggi siblings have refrained from any harsh criticism of the kingdom, even as their father’s death provoked global outrage and widespread condemnation of the heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/khashoggi-children-have-received-houses-in-saudi-arabia-and-monthly-payments-as-compensation-for-killing-of-father/2019/04/01/c279ca3e-5485-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html

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Full title: Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia and monthly payments as compensation for killing of father

[47of74]

1. Were I in that position I'd tell the kingdom to stick their houses and money...

...where the sun doesn't shine.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. That's precisely what I was going to say.

Blood money.

[TeamPooka]

8. and then MDS's security people haul you off and chop you into pieces.

[oldsoftie]

12. There ya go.

[sheshe2]

2. Bullfugging shit!

A Saudi official described the payments as consistent with the country’s long-standing practice of providing financial support to victims of violent crime or even natural disasters and rejected the suggestion that the Khashoggi family would be obligated to remain silent. “Such support is part of our custom and culture,” the official said. “It is not attached to anything else.”

Hush money.

“Such support is part of our custom and culture,” the official said. “It is not attached to anything else.”

Part of your custom and culture? Yeah, right just like it is their custom and culture to take a bone saw to a member of the press that disagrees with them. Murderous bastards.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Trump will be sure to give them plenty of foreign aid for it.

[sheshe2]

5. Pretty sure Jared has already taken care of that and more.

Think nuclear weapons.

[EveHammond13]

6. it may be the case that if the kids refused it would be an insult to MBS and THEY could get killed

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Basically.

I agree with this sentiment. No choice (other than be "disappeared" ).

[rpannier]

13. It is quite possible the money and houses came from the King

There have been rumblings and stories that the King has begun to assert more authority and weaken MBS' position

[Evolve Dammit]

9. The House of Saud is a brutal dictatorship that the U.S. adores; for oil. Disgusting.

These children will eventually hear how their father was horrifically murdered. There is no justice in Saudi Arabia. When will the U.S. treat them like what they are? 9-11 terrorists? Bush mouth kissing Prince "Bandar Bush" in fealty? Remember that?

[yaesu]

11. The US has a long history of supporting brutal dictatorships, many in Latin America over the last

100 years & its all about the mean green & keeping the plutocracy happy.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. Yup. But the Saudis are extra special, going back to the Bush- Bin Laden families in the 50's

[jmowreader]

10. This sounds (and is) unbelievably outrageous...

...but if Khashoggi's kids weren't Muslim, and the killers were, this is the only thing Saudi law allows.

In Saudi Arabia, it is no crime for a Muslim to kill. It is only a civil matter.

According to the Quran, when a Muslim kills another Muslim, three options are open to the victim's family: qisas, diyya and forgiveness.

Qisas means "equal retribution." This is where they take you to Deera Square and behead you with a sword.
Diyya literally means "blood money." A court decides how much money it'll cost you to buy your way out of this. The victim's family is allowed to either accept Diyya, or reject it. If they reject it, you get Qisas.
Forgiveness is kinda like Diyya, but it is only allowed in cases of accidental death. The victim's family and the perpetrator are allowed to decide on the proper amount of money to be paid.

If the victim was not a Muslim, Qisas is not an option. Only Diyya is.

On the other hand, if the murderer was not a Muslim, only Qisas is allowed.

[BigmanPigman]

15. Really? Huh, intersting.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Well that is so thoughtful of them

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. So, they have houses and allowances. Do they have passports and freedom to travel?

I hit a paywall at the OP link, so didn't see details.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Here is some more that clarifies that

As part of their preliminary settlement, the Khashoggi children were each given houses in Jiddah worth as much as $4 million apiece. The properties are part of a shared compound in which Salah Khashoggi, the eldest son, occupies the main structure.

A banker in Jiddah, Salah is the only Khashoggi sibling who intends to continue living in Saudi Arabia, according to people close to the family. The others reside in the United States and are expected to sell their new Saudi properties.

Salah, who has been responsible for financial discussions with Saudi authorities, declined to comment on the matter when reached by phone Monday. His desire to remain in Jiddah with his family has contributed to the siblings’ deference to the authorities and caution in their public statements over the past six months.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Ok, thanks. I'm sure Salah will keep his head down, and keep his opinions to himself.

And Salah probably hopes his siblings will keep quiet, lest they annoy MbS.

[IronLionZion]

19. The US will sell them lots more weapons

and buy lots more oil. That will really deter the Kingdom of Saud from doing this to any other US permanent resident ever again now that they know the consequences.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

21. I guess I can't blame the kids.

There will be no justice in Saudi and there will be no justice from our pig of a president. Might as well get paid.

[Raine]

22. Probably a case of take the money and keep your mouth shut or

have your mouth shut permanently, suffer the same fate as your father. What would come of speaking out ... nothing. I can't blame them for taking the money.