FRANCISCO S. TATAD
SAUDI Arabian officials have admitted the killing of the 59-year-old Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by their agents inside their consulate in Istanbul on October 2. But no one can say exactly who are responsible, and how they could be made to pay for this murder most foul. Every effort is being made to absolve Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, of any accountability. This is understandable, but many believe that if the Crown Prince were to be absolved, then the right parties would not be held accountable.