Widow Of Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Given Political Asylum In The U.S.
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“I can feel more safe now that I’m not afraid to be handed over to any dictator in the Middle East,” Hanan Elatr told The New York Times.
The widow of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has obtained political asylum in the U.S. more than five years after his murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to multiple news reports.
Hanan Elatr, who filed an asylum application in the U.S. in 2020, expressed relief at the decision which was released on Nov. 28, according to documents reviewed by the BBC.
“I can feel more safe now that I’m not afraid to be handed over to any dictator in the Middle East,” she told The New York Times in an interview.
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), one of the lawmakers who pushed for Elatr’s petition to be approved, also welcomed the news in a statement shared with the Post.
“Hanan Khashoggi has the clearest case for political asylum imaginable, and I am happy that I could help her get this vital protection,” Beyer said.
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