. If, as expected, the men are unable pay the amount demanded by the family, the government could step in to foot the bill.
Photos released by the Saudi government in October showed a stone-faced Salah Khashoggi shaking hands with bin Salman, in what was widely perceived as an orchestrated opportunity for Khashoggi’s eldest son to show deference to the Saudi royal family. In an exclusive interview with CNN in November, the two brothers described their father as “courageous, generous and very brave,” and issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father’s body, which was never found.
Asked how Khashoggi should be remembered, Salah replied, “as a moderate man who has common values with everyone… a man who loved his country, who believed so much in it and its potential.”