Saud Al Qahtani's X Account Reinstated After 2018 Khashoggi Murder Links, Elon Musk's Oversight

Oct 22, 2024, 03:26 PM

Saud Al Qahtani, a former advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has had his account reinstated on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Al Qahtani was previously identified by U.S. intelligence as complicit in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His account had been permanently suspended under the previous ownership of the platform. The reinstatement has raised questions about the implications of Saudi Arabia's significant investments in X and whether the decision was influenced by these financial ties. Khashoggi, a U.S.-based journalist, was banned from the platform in 2016, reportedly at the behest of Al Qahtani.