三年过去了,震惊世界的卡舒吉案要告破了吗?
2018年10月2日,美国《华盛顿邮报》专栏作家、沙特阿拉伯籍记者贾马尔·卡舒吉于沙特驻土耳其领事馆内人间蒸发,后经过调查证明已被杀害。最近,美国国家情报部门发布了一份解密此案件的评估报告,显示沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼,也就是沙特当前的实际统治者,批准了“俘获或杀死”卡舒吉的行动。卡舒吉是谁?这个新线索会对美国和沙特的关系产生什么样的影响?一起来听今天的讲解。
英文原文
Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report
美国发布报告称,沙特王储应对卡舒吉遇害案负责
By Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia approved the assassination of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to an intelligence report that the Biden administration released on Friday that offered the world a reminder of the brutal killing.
上周五,拜登政府公布了一份情报报告,披露沙特阿拉伯王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼批准了2018年暗杀《华盛顿邮报》记者贾马尔·卡舒吉的行动,这把全世界的目光再次拉回到那个残忍的杀戮事件。
An elite team of operatives helped carry out the killing, the report said. It omitted the brutal details of Mr. Khashoggi’s death, including the dismemberment of his body with a bone saw after Saudi officials lured him to their consulate in Istanbul.
报告称,这次谋杀由一支精锐的特工小组执行。其中并未提及卡舒吉遇害的残忍细节,包括他被沙特官员引诱到沙特驻伊斯坦布尔领事馆后,被一把骨锯肢解的经过。
But the Biden administration took no direct action against Prince Mohammed, the de facto ruler of the kingdom, instead announcing travel and financial sanctions on other Saudis involved in the killing and on members of the elite unit of the Royal Guard who protect the crown prince. The administration concluded it could not risk a full rupture of its relationship with the kingdom, relied on by the United States to help contain Iran, to counter terrorist groups and to broker peaceful relations with Israel. Cutting off Saudi Arabia could also push its leaders toward China.
然而,拜登政府没有对这位穆罕默德王储——沙特的实际统治者,直接采取行动,而是宣布对参与这起谋杀的其他沙特人,以及保护王储的皇家精锐部队成员,实施旅行和金融制裁。美国政府的结论是,沙特是美国遏制伊朗、打击恐怖组织、斡旋以色列和平关系的依靠,不能冒着与沙特关系完全破裂的风险。切断与沙特阿拉伯的战略关系,还可能意味着将其领导人推向了中国。
The release of the report signaled that President Biden, unlike his predecessor, would not set aside the killing of Mr. Khashoggi and that his administration intended to try to isolate the crown prince.
这份报告的发布,预示拜登总统将与前总统特朗普不同,他将不会对卡舒吉遇害一事继续沉默,拜登政府将有意疏远和沙特王储的关系。