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Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Journalist's Murder, Says Magazine of the Chartered Institute of Journalists Autumn 2019 TheJServingournal professional journalism since 1912 Saudi Crown Prince ordered journalist’s murder, says CIA audi Arabia’s Crown Prince crackdown on dissent, was brutally killed Mohammed bin Salman has taken and his body dismembered in the Saudi S“full responsibility” for the death consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018. of Washington Post journalist Jamal There was a comprehensive forensic Khashoggi, who was murdered a year clean-up of the crime scene by the Saudi ago at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, authorities immediately after the killing, Turkey. However, the prince still denies and Turkish police were not permitted personally ordering the killing. The US even to enter the premises until a fortnight Central Intelligence Agency, on the other after the murder. hand, has concluded that the order must There has never been a proper have come straight from the Crown Prince. investigation and Khashoggi’s body has Murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi “This was a heinous crime,” the prince never been found. Only much later did murder, President Trump has gone out said in an interview with America’s CBS the Saudis even admit that Khashoggi had of his way to defend the Crown Prince, News. “I take full responsibility.” But died at the consulate - but they claimed he emphasising that Saudi Arabia is “a close when asked what he knew about the had been in a fight, and could not account ally” of the United States and discouraging operation, Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the disappearance of his body. suggestions that the prince may have been claimed he had no knowledge of it until Eleven people have been charged in involved in the killing. after it happened, and that he “could connection with the killing of Jamal The very last article that Jamal Khasoggi not keep close track” on what all of his Khashoggi, but court proceedings are wrote for the Washington Post was a country’s “millions of employees” were closed to the public and the Gulf kingdom damning indictment of the state of human doing, suggesting instead that it was a has so far refused to allow international rights in the Arab world, and Saudi Arabia rogue operation. investigators to work in the country. in particular. His article was headed Khashoggi, who had been publicly Despite the CIA report implicating “What the Arab world needs most: Free critical of the Saudi regime’s recent Mohammed bin Salman directly in the expression.” How is the Snoopers’ Charter being used against journalists and their sources? he Chartered Institute of Journalists public authorities made a total of 755 data has been approved of by the Thas persuaded the Investigatory applications to acquire data which related judicial commissioners who evaluate the Powers Commissioner’s Office to consider to persons who held sensitive professions applications in secret. reporting more detailed information and these could have related to “lawyers, The Institute believes the IPA 2016 about warrants seeking journalists’ digital journalists, members of parliament, legislation is a very poor substitute for data and information that could identify ministers of religion or doctors.” the scrutiny of the courts under the Police their sources. Professor Crook complained to the IPCO and Criminal Evidence Act of 1984, when The IPCO is the oversight body set up that given the importance of Article 10, production orders against journalists have by the controversial Investigatory Powers freedom of expression rights to protect to be decided by judges with the parties Act 2016, which is also known as “The journalists’ confidential information represented by counsel. The IPCO told the Snoopers’ Charter”. and sources, this level of reporting was CIoJ: “We will consider whether to include Professor Tim Crook, Vice-President of inadequate. “The 2017 report only stated the information you have requested in the the CIoJ, has been asking for more detail that IPCO inspectors found no instances IPCO’s next annual report.” about when state investigation bodies of the legislation being used improperly The IPCO have defended their decision have applied to Judicial Commissioners to identify journalistic sources. We need not to release any interim figures and for access to journalistic data that could to know about those ‘proper’ instances information on the basis that they are be confidential information, or breach the when it has actually been used to reveal “required to ensure that we do not cause protection of journalists’ sources. sources.” national security or law enforcement Up until the present time the He has asked for the exact figure of the concerns through the information we IPCO has only reported that in 2017 times interception and use of journalistic publish.” Andy Smith Editor Editor’s Comment s members of our Institute gather helped me with a contribution from at the Reform Club in London its Benevolent Fund – in particular Afor our annual general meeting, to help tide me over a period while preparing to debate matters of concern I finish a book. A “friend in need is to the journalistic profession, not least a friend indeed” and the CIoJ has the continuing threats to Press freedom proved to be a true friend in this in the UK and across the world, it is right regard. that we should also give our attention to a less prominent, but equally significant, I joined the Institute back in the Assistant Editor: Stuart Millson aspect of the CIoJ’s remit – our charitable 1970s when I was on The Times in role. London and kept up my contributions Production Editor: Dominic Cooper For more than 125 years, the Institute’s after I left England in 1976 for charities have been supporting journalists Singapore, and then from Hong Kong In this issue: and their families; our fund for orphans and Tokyo until the severance of my was the first to be established under the contract in 2018. In this sense, I Gold Medal for Kate Adie 3 Institute umbrella, back in 1891, and the suppose I could say that I “stood by” Tribute to Zimbabwean journalist 4 CIoJ Welfare Fund is the newest (the the Institute – and it has certainly No charge yet for Lyra McKee murder 5 result of merging several of our charities, stood by me since. Belonging to a Are YouTubers journalists? 6 a decision taken at our AGM last year). professional institute such as the George Orwell, the journalist and 1984 7 We give tens of thousands in aid every CIoJ may appear to be a rather dated year, providing a grand total of £65,033 concept in an age when so many The Journalist’s Handbook 8 in grants and essential support to CIoJ journalists work in a “gig economy”, Embedded in Borneo 9 members and their families in 2018 where employment relations are Shanghai’s cultural ambassadors 10 alone.We will continue to be here to governed by freelance arrangements, Finding the truth in history 11 help people in the years ahead, thanks to but the mutual-help ethos of the CIoJ Egypt: One of the world’s biggest prisons for responsible stewardship of our funds by can be invaluable. journalists 12 our charity trustees. Indeed, the current Inquiry into Maltese journalist’s murder 13 value of Institute charitable funds totals I can speak from hard experience in RSF Press Freedom Prize 14 more than £3.3m, and this ensures we this regard, and I would urge other can provide a welfare safety net for our journalists to support the Institute UN urged to act against Turkey 15 members for many years to come. too. You never know when you Annual General Meeting supplement One such member, a recent beneficiary may need its help – professionally CIoJ 2019 AGM details 16 of CIoJ charitable support, has written or financially – but of course the A year in review 17-18 the following note of appreciation to Institute of Journalists can only 2018 AGM report 19 the Institute which he has given us offer such help if its resources are CIoJ accounts 20 permission to publish in The Journal. maintained and augmented by Charity accounts 21-22 It highlights the CIoJ’s remarkable members’ contributions. My grateful Welfare Fund elections 23-24 capacity to make a difference to people’s regards to all at the CIoJ. lives. The member writes: The views contained in The Journal are those of the The distinguished Victorian founders Editor and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the I would like to express my very of our Institute would, I am sure, be views or policy of the Chartered Institute of Journalists. sincere gratitude to the CIoJ for the proud to know that in the twenty-first All rights reserved. © CIoJ 2019 help it has given me during the past century the charities of the Chartered year or so after a leading Southeast Institute of Journalists would still be Asian newspaper summarily supporting journalists and their families, terminated my employment contract targeting financial aid where it is needed without compensation after 24 years’ most. As members of this Institute, now, service. This left me without gainful in 2019, we should value and support the TheJournal employment at a very late stage in CIoJ’s charitable work, and remember ISSN 1361-7656 my journalistic career, and created that the Institute will always be “there severe financial difficulties for me. for us”. News or views intended for publication The Institute “came through” and Andy Smith should be sent to: The Chartered Institute of Journalists 2 Dock Offices, Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 2XU Officers of the Institute: E-mail: [email protected] Janice Shillum Bhend, Institute officers are ex-officio Tel: +44 (0)20 7252 1187 President members of Council Web: www.cioj.org Twitter: @CIoJournalist Michael Hardware, Your Council members are: Honorary Treasurer Norman Bartlett, Ken Brookes, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ Vivienne DuBourdieu, Michael pages/Chartered-Institute-of- Tim Crook, Evans, Paul Leighton, Andy Smith Journalists/108017897514 Vice-President Your PPB members are: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/ Mark Croucher, groups/Chartered-Institute- Prof.
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