Denying Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MBS) reported involvement in the death of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir called allegations against their leadership a "red line," BBC News reported.
"In Saudi Arabia our leadership is a red line," Adel al-Jubeir told the BBC.
"They represent every Saudi citizen and every Saudi citizen represents them. And we will not tolerate any discussion of anything that is disparaging toward our monarch or our crown prince."
Al-Jubeir maintained the kingdom's position neither the crown prince nor his father, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, are responsible for the Saudi dissident's death, pending results of the kingdom's investigation.
"We have made that very clear," he told the BBC. "We have investigations ongoing and we will punish the individuals who are responsible for this."
President Donald Trump has been effusive in his praise of Saudi Arabia of late, namely as a trustworthy Middle East ally, a global economic and oil power, and a buyer of arms that can aid American workers. He has also refuted reports CIA reached conclusions on the crown prince's involvement and declined the push to levy economic sanctions on the kingdom.
"Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event – maybe he did and maybe he didn't," Trump wrote in a White House statement Tuesday.
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