NEW YORK, Mar 18(Al Jazeera): More than a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MBS, approved a secret campaign to silence dissenters, the New York Times has reported.
The campaign included surveillance, kidnapping, detention and torture of Saudis, said the report published on Sunday citing the US officials who have read classified intelligence reports about the effort.
American officials referred to it as the Saudi Rapid Intervention Group, the Times said.
One of the victims of this group was a university lecturer who reported on the situation of women and was tortured last year, prompting her to attempt suicide.
MBS approved intervention 'against Saudi' dissidents
FE Team | Published: March 19, 2019 00:33:27
MBS approved intervention 'against Saudi' dissidents
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