Two UN officials announced on Wednesday evening that they have information indicating the possibility of the involvement of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in penetrating the phone of the founder of the Amazon website and the owner of the "Washington Post" newspaper, Jeff Bezos, and demanded an immediate investigation, but Riyadh was quick to deny, while the American media stated that The FBI is investigating the matter.
A statement issued by the United Nations was signed by Anees Kalamar, the UN Special Rapporteur on arbitrary executions and the head of the independent investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye.
The statement said that they have information indicating the "possibility of" the Saudi Crown Prince's involvement in the penetration of Bezos phone to influence the Washington Post regarding its coverage of news related to Saudi Arabia.
According to the statement, Bin Salman and Bezos exchanged their phone numbers a month before the latter's phone piracy, and the piracy also occurred in the same month in which the phones of two of Khashoggi's associates were hacked.
Israeli program
The UN statement indicated that the program that Muhammad bin Salman used to hack Pezos' phone was the "Pegasus" program of Israeli electronic espionage.
The UN officials considered that the timing of the Bezos phone piracy supports an investigation into allegations that Bin Salman commanded or instigated the killing of Khashoggi, and that the allegation of the telephone penetration was consistent with the prominent role of Muhammad bin Salman in leading a campaign against his opponents.
The statement added that these accusations "require the immediate investigation of the United States and other relevant authorities."
The Kalamar and Kay statement confirmed that forensic analysis of the Amazon phone owner's phone penetration via a letter from the Saudi crown prince could be evaluated with "medium to high confidence".
The Wall Street Journal said that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the Bezos phone penetration through a private company, while the Washington Post reported that Amnesty International is suing the Israeli company suspected of helping Saudi Arabia penetrate the wealthiest A man in the world, and it comes to SNO.
