<p class="title">Calls for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be held accountable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are a "red line", Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a BBC television interview, Jubeir said on Wednesday any disparaging discussion about Prince Mohammed or his father, the Saudi monarch, would not be tolerated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In Saudi Arabia our leadership is a red line. The custodian of the two holy mosques (King Salman) and the crown prince are a red line," Jubeir said. "They represent every Saudi citizen and every Saudi citizen represents them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">And we will not tolerate any discussion of anything that is disparaging towards our monarch or our crown prince."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Khashoggi, a US resident who wrote for The Washington Post and had been critical of Prince Mohammed, was lured to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, killed and reportedly dismembered.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After lengthy denials, Saudi authorities admitted responsibility and said 21 people had been taken into custody. However, a CIA analysis leaked to the US media went further, reportedly pointing the finger at the crown prince.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jubeir insisted that Prince Mohammed had not been involved in the killing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have made that very clear. We have investigations ongoing and we will punish the individuals who are responsible for this," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He called on Turkey to come forward with all its evidence about the slaying and stop leaking out information.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The foreign minister said the murder was a "rogue operation" by intelligence officers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jubeir also said any possible US sanctions on Saudi Arabia would be short-sighted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ignored criticism that he gave Saudi Arabia a free pass on Khashoggi's murder, instead praising the Islamic kingdom for keeping oil prices low.</p>
<p class="title">Calls for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be held accountable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are a "red line", Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a BBC television interview, Jubeir said on Wednesday any disparaging discussion about Prince Mohammed or his father, the Saudi monarch, would not be tolerated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In Saudi Arabia our leadership is a red line. The custodian of the two holy mosques (King Salman) and the crown prince are a red line," Jubeir said. "They represent every Saudi citizen and every Saudi citizen represents them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">And we will not tolerate any discussion of anything that is disparaging towards our monarch or our crown prince."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Khashoggi, a US resident who wrote for The Washington Post and had been critical of Prince Mohammed, was lured to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, killed and reportedly dismembered.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After lengthy denials, Saudi authorities admitted responsibility and said 21 people had been taken into custody. However, a CIA analysis leaked to the US media went further, reportedly pointing the finger at the crown prince.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jubeir insisted that Prince Mohammed had not been involved in the killing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have made that very clear. We have investigations ongoing and we will punish the individuals who are responsible for this," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He called on Turkey to come forward with all its evidence about the slaying and stop leaking out information.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The foreign minister said the murder was a "rogue operation" by intelligence officers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jubeir also said any possible US sanctions on Saudi Arabia would be short-sighted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ignored criticism that he gave Saudi Arabia a free pass on Khashoggi's murder, instead praising the Islamic kingdom for keeping oil prices low.</p>