The Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Agnès Callamard, criticized the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday regarding the immunity of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from prosecution in the case of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Callamard said: "The U.S. government should be ashamed and this is nothing but a deep betrayal and disgusting."

Amnesty International also quickly responded to the White House announcement that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman enjoys immunity that prevents him from being prosecuted in lawsuits related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, directing its criticism at the U.S. government by saying it "should be ashamed."

The organization also criticized Riyadh for appointing Prince Mohammed as Prime Minister by royal decree, raising concerns among human rights activists that this might protect the young prince from the consequences of any cases before foreign courts, including a civil case filed by Khashoggi's fiancée Khadija Jamshed in the United States.

The Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Agnès Callamard, said in a statement, "The U.S. government should be ashamed and this is nothing but a deep betrayal and disgusting." She added, "First, President (Donald) Trump ignored the evidence implicating the Crown Prince in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, then President (Joe) Biden retracted. All this points to suspicious deals made all along."

Likewise, Callamard considered it "ridiculous" that the Saudi government seeks to extend immunity to Prince Salman by announcing him as Prime Minister. She said, "It is disappointing that the U.S. government applied this legal trick," adding that it "sends a regrettable message that those in power (...) are free to operate above the law with complete impunity."

The publisher of the American newspaper "The Washington Post," where Khashoggi used to write articles, also criticized the recommendation. Fred Ryan, the publisher and CEO of the newspaper, said in a statement that Biden "grants a license to kill to one of the worst human rights violators in the world and is responsible for the cold-blooded killing of Jamal Khashoggi."