The five cases share many similarities:
- All were young men studying at a public college or university in Oregon with assistance from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the time of their arrest.
- In four of the cases, the Saudi government stepped in to help, posting large sums of money for bail and possibly underwriting legal fees.
- Three surrendered their passports.
- All disappeared while facing charges or jail time.
- The same Oregon defense attorney, Ginger Mooney, was hired to represent the four most recent suspects.
- Little is known of the whereabouts of the five, though some have been traced back to Saudi Arabia.
The new details add to mounting scrutiny of Saudi Arabia’s conduct abroad after the kingdom’s role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey last fall.
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/201...ts-vanishing-while-facing-oregon-charges.html
- All were young men studying at a public college or university in Oregon with assistance from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the time of their arrest.
- In four of the cases, the Saudi government stepped in to help, posting large sums of money for bail and possibly underwriting legal fees.
- Three surrendered their passports.
- All disappeared while facing charges or jail time.
- The same Oregon defense attorney, Ginger Mooney, was hired to represent the four most recent suspects.
- Little is known of the whereabouts of the five, though some have been traced back to Saudi Arabia.
The new details add to mounting scrutiny of Saudi Arabia’s conduct abroad after the kingdom’s role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey last fall.
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/201...ts-vanishing-while-facing-oregon-charges.html
