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Intel: How Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee is keeping the pressure on Saudi Arabia

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee is determined to keep his legacy alive and well — and that starts with making sure Washington holds Saudi Arabia accountable for killing him.

Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing on "The Dangers of Reporting on Human Rights" on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S., May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1D7A0812B0
Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing on "The Dangers of Reporting on Human Rights" on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, May 16, 2019. — REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee is determined to keep his legacy alive and well — and that starts with making sure Washington holds Saudi Arabia accountable for killing him.

“In the early days, President [Donald] Trump said that this would be solved,” and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “talked about how unacceptable this was,” Hatice Cengiz told the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s human rights panel today. “But several months later we see that nothing has been done and that’s why I’m here today.”

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