Salah bin Jamal Khashoggi, son of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has left Saudi Arabia and arrived in the United States, a close family source revealed to the CNN.
Salah, who holds a dual citizenship of the United States and Saudi, had previously been unable to leave Saudi Arabia some months ago because the government restricted him.
Initially, Saudi Arabia denied all knowledge of Khashoggi’s disappearance inside its consulate in Istanbul.
Saudi officials later announced it had identified 18 men involved in the operation, leading the State Department to announce it was freezing visas for 21 Saudi nationals. On Thursday, Palladino said the additional three people targeted by the US belonged to Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services, royal court and a government ministry.
Officials have told CNN it is highly unlikely that the operation against the Saudi dissident and critic could have taken place without the awareness of the crown prince, who controls the country’s security apparatus.