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Crown Prince of Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
as of 2016....
(MBS), according to the Washington Post.
Qahtani was fired in October, just days after the gruesome murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi came to light.
In November, the Kingdom confirmed that he was under investigation and banned from leaving the country. Since then there has been no official statement in the case, the Washington Post reported.
Saudi prosecutors allege that Qahtani played a major role in Khashoggi's killing inside Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 last year. He was among 17 Saudis sanctioned by the US government over the murder.
Saudi officials say Prince Mohammed was not aware of the plot to kill Khashoggi, the Washington Post reported.
The US and western countries are watching the Saudi government's treatment of Qahtani as a measure of its seriousness in bringing to justice Khashoggi's killers, the paper reported.
A number of questions remain to be answered about Qahtani's involvement, including his role in planning the killing or whether he was framed.