The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multimillion-dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars per month by the kingdom’s authorities, The Washington Post reported Monday.
Khashoggi — a contributor to the Post and a critic of theSaudi government — was killed and dismembered in October at the kingdom’sconsulate in Istanbul by a team of 15 agents sent from Riyadh. His body has notbeen recovered.
The payments to his four children — two sons and twodaughters — “are part of an effort by Saudi Arabia to reach a long-termarrangement with Khashoggi family members, aimed in part at ensuring that theycontinue to show restraint in their public statements,” the Post said.
The houses given to the Khashoggi children are located inthe port city of Jeddah and are worth up to $4 million, the newspaper reported.Salah, the eldest of the children, plans to continue living in the kingdom,while the others, who live in the United States, are expected to sell thehomes, the paper said.
In addition to the properties, the children are receiving$10,000 or more per month and may also receive larger payments that couldamount to tens of millions of dollars each, according to the report.
Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman,has been accused of orchestrating Khashoggi’s killing, but the kingdom hasclaimed that the prince was not involved.
Saudi Arabia initially said it had no knowledge ofKhashoggi’s fate but later blamed rogue agents for his death.
Its public prosecutor has charged 11 people over his murder.