The Saudi government seems to be going all out to make sure Khashoggi's family continues to show restraint in their statements. Saudi Arabian government have been paying children of the slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi. They have received multimillion-dollar homes and monthly payments of thousands of dollars.
Khashoggi, a contributor to the Washington Post was killed and dismembered in October at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Body of the dissident journalist has not been recovered.
Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman faced a lot of flak over the murder of the journalist. However, authorities have maintained that the prince has had nothing to do with Khashoggi's murder.
The payments to his four children — two sons and two daughters — "are part of an effort by Saudi Arabia to reach a long-term arrangement with Khashoggi family members, aimed in part at ensuring that they continue to show restraint in their public statements," the Post said.
The children have been given homes worth $4 million and are located in the port city of Jeddah. In a previous interview to THE WEEK, The Post's journalist Karen Attiah said that Jamal feared how the kingdom would use his children to manipulate him. Saudi had imposed travel ban on Jamal's kids. And after news of the murder broke out, Khashoggi's son Salah was coerced into taking a photo with Saudi royals. 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 the homes, the paper said.
Saudi Arabia initially said it had no knowledge of Khashoggi's fate but later blamed rogue agents for his death.
Its public prosecutor has charged 11 people over his murder.
