ritz-carlton hotel: In the glittering lobby of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh previously the world's most opulent prison during the detention of more than 30 of the kingdom's most powerful princes and business leaders guests chattered beneath a cluster of crystal globes that hung from the ceiling, their glow reflected in the polished marble floor, according to The Guardian. An eerie sense of a need for business as usual permeated throughout the capital and beyond. Outsized images of a smiling King Salman and his son Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince, gazed down on passing motorists from Riyadh's glass tower blocks as normal. Jamal Khashoggi obituary Read more Yet late on Friday night, the Saudi Press Agency said that Khashoggi was killed when a fight with 18 suspected individuals at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul led to his death . The statement added that the 18 arrested would be brought to justice by referring them to the competent courts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The Saudi public prosecutor's office also announced the sacking of a top intelligence chief, an influential advisor to the crown prince and other top officials, in a purge following the incident. Months of repression of critical voices, including the arrests of clerics, women who had opposed the driving ban, human rights activists and journalists, had convinced many that they should think twice before speaking out, even in private. In Riyadh and Jeddah, conversations about Khashoggi were conducted in hushed tones, often using only his first name to disguise the topic or mentioning only a political crisis . Some Saudis previously willing to offer cautious criticism of the political crackdown declined to speak at all.
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