The mysterious disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi leads companies to boycott the Saudi summit

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The mysterious disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi leads companies to boycott the Saudi summit







As international outrage grows over the disappearance and alleged murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, with growing evidence implicating Saudi Arabia It is forcing companies and public figures to distance themselves from the kingdom.



The billionaire founder of the Virgin Empire, Sir Richard Branson, says he is stopping talks about a $ 1 billion investment by Saudi Arabia in Virgin space companies as a result of the Khashoggi case.



"What has supposedly happened in Turkey "In the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, if proven true, would clearly change the ability of any of us in the West to do business with the Saudi government," he said in a statement. declaration.





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Sir Richard Branson expects to address an audience on October 11, 2018, in Sydney.

He added: "We have requested more information from the Saudi Arabian authorities and to clarify their position in relation to Mr. Khashoggi."



The sponsors of the Future Investment Initiative, a major Saudi investment summit to be held in Riyadh, its capital, later in October, are retiring. Among the companies are The New York Times, CNN and Financial Times.



"The Financial Times will not be associated with the FII conference in Riyadh as long as the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi remains unexplained" the financial times  Said in a statement.



The editor of The Economist, Zanny Minton Beddoes, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, Patrick Soon-Shiong and the executive director of Viacom, Bob Bakish, had to deliver speeches at the summit.



All withdrew from the conference, as did Ariana Huffington of Huffington Post and Dara Khosrowshahi, the managing director of Uber.



"I am very concerned about the reports to date on Jamal Khashoggi." We are closely monitoring the situation and, unless a substantially different set of facts emerge, I will not attend the FII conference in Riyadh, "Khosrowshahi said in a statement. .







statement: "I am very concerned about the reports to date on Jamal Khashoggi, we are closely following the situation and, unless a substantially different set of facts emerge, I will not attend the FII conference in Riyadh." - Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber

- King of the Rat (@MikeIsaac) October 12, 2018

Khashoggi disappeared last Tuesday after visiting the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, for routine paperwork. The surveillance images published by the Turkish government show it when it enters the consulate, but they say there is no evidence that it has left later.





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This video capture made on October 10, 2018, from CCTV images obtained from Turkish news agency DHA, shows Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, on the right, who arrived at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. October 2018. 

Turkish officials believe that Khashoggi, a vocal critic of the Saudi kingdom, was killed.



The mysterious disappearance has forced other high profile figures to leave the summit.



Andrew Sorkin, host of CNBC, tweeted that he was "terribly distressed" over the disappearance of Khashoggi and that he would no longer participate. It had been reserved to moderate several sessions.







Quote: "I am very concerned about the reports to date on Jamal Khashoggi, we are closely following the situation and, unless a series of substantially different events arise, I will not attend the FII conference in Riyadh."

- Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) October 12, 2018

The conference "Davos in the desert" is scheduled for October 23 and 25. The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Steven Mnuchin, and the figures of the banking giant JP Morgan, Blackstone Group and Uber are among the guests that are still expected to participate.



Representatives from Siemens said their CEO would still be attending the conference, according to CNN.

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