Saudi's Crown Prince in the spotlight
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2018
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has come under intense scrutiny since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, with many believing he may have been behind it. Mohammed bin Salman has condemned the act. But a secret source has told the BBC that they believe Khashoggi’s killing wasn’t the first to be carried out by people close to the Crown Prince. With BBC Arabic we investigate these allegations and ask if Mohammed bin Salman can survive the furore over Jamal Khashoggi’s killing. (Image: A protester wears a mask depicting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman with red painted hands. Credit: Yasin AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)
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| 0:00.0 | High stakes mystery of a |
| 0:05.0 | a mystery of a missing journalist. |
| 0:06.0 | The mystery disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist. |
| 0:08.6 | of Saudi journalist, |
| 0:10.0 | Jamal Khashoggi, |
| 0:11.0 | arrived at this consulate building and seemed to vanish. |
| 0:14.6 | When in the embassy never came out that this doesn't add up. |
| 0:18.0 | How hard is this? |
| 0:18.9 | Where is the guy? |
| 0:19.6 | Turkey's allegations are explosive that he was killed inside the consulate. The horrific murder of Jamel Shorgi shocked the world. |
| 0:27.0 | Jamel Shorgi has been a strident critic of the new Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Salman who has clamped down very hard |
| 0:34.8 | indeed on opponents. So was Jamal Hasogi one of his latest victims. |
| 0:39.6 | The finger of suspicion has been pointed at Saudi's crown prince Muhammad bin Salman. |
| 0:47.0 | The 33 year old prince, once hailed as a liberal reformer, is now facing an international backlash. He has condemned the killing. |
| 0:55.4 | This was a heinous crime, it cannot be justified. But a secret informant inside the kingdom has told the BBC that they believe |
| 1:05.8 | Hashokji's murder wasn't the first killing to be carried out by people |
| 1:09.8 | close to the ground prince. |
| 1:21.0 | I'm Russia Kandyil and this week on assignment we bring you a BBC Arabic investigation into these allegations and ask if Muhammad bin Salman can survive |
| 1:26.8 | the furor over the killing of Jamel Khashoggi. |
| 1:31.2 | He will forever be shadowed or tarnished in the eyes of the world for this killing. |
| 1:36.0 | It's very important that a price be paid here. |
| 1:39.0 | The result could have a huge impact on oil-rich Saudi Arabia, the wealthiest and most powerful |
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