Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expressed regret for describing the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a 'mistake,' Axios reported.
"It's a serious mistake," Khosrowshahi said on the show, adding, "We've made mistakes too, right? With self-driving, and we stopped driving and we're recovering from that mistake. I think that people make mistakes, it doesn't mean that they can never be forgiven. I think they have taken it seriously."and the head of its sovereign wealth fund is a member of the board.
Asked by CNBC for a comment, an Uber representative pointed to Khosrowshahi's statement to Axios expressing regret for the language he used on the show. "I said something in the moment that I do not believe. When it comes to Jamal Khashoggi, his murder was reprehensible and should not be forgotten or excused," Khosrowshahi said in the statement.since Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who lived in the U.S., was killed.
His death sparked a global furor surrounding the Saudi royal family, as his murder took place in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and was carried out by a 15-man hit squad that traveled from Saudi Arabia on diplomatic passports. Saudi Arabia's ruling family has repeatedly denied it ordered the murder of Khashoggi, but evidence has mounted since his death which implicates high-level Saudi officials, and the CIA concluded that theThe crown prince recently said he takes "full responsibility" for the murder but denied allegations that he ordered the killing.
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