World Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was a human rights violation by Saudi government, State Department says March 13, 2019 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Comments Off on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was a human rights violation by Saudi government, State Department says The State Department report makes no mention of the likely role Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohamed bin Salman, played in Jamal Khashoggi's murder.