Executive Summary
(U) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
(U) This report is provided by the ODNI. Questions should be directed to the NIO for Near East.
- We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an
operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
• - We base this assessment on the Crown Prince's control of decisionmaking in the
Kingdom, the direct involvement of a key adviser and members of Muhammad bin Salman's
protective detail in the operation, and the Crown Prince's support for using violent measures
to silence dissidents abroad, including Khashoggi.
• - Since 2017, the Crown Prince has had absolute control of the Kingdom's security
and intelligence organizations, making it highly unlikely that Saudi officials would have
carried out an operation of this nature without the Crown Prince's authorization.
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