Justin Bieber scheduled to perform as Saudi Arabia hosts Formula 1 Saudi Arabia
The woman engaged to Jamal Khashoggi has asked singer Justin Bieber to cancel a performance scheduled for December 5 in Saudi Arabia’s second largest city Jeddah, urging him not to perform because ” killers” by Saudi journalist.
Hatice Cengiz wrote an open letter to the singer published in the Washington Post on Saturday, in which she urged Bieber to cancel the show to “send a powerful message to the world that his name and talent Your money will not be used to restore a regime’s reputation. That kills those who criticize it.”
The administration of President Joe Biden released a US intelligence report in February regarding the involvement of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the 2018 murder of Khashoggi in Istanbul but did not spare him any form of punishment. any direct penalty. The crown prince denied any involvement.
“Do not sing for those who killed my beloved Jamal,” Cengiz wrote. “Speak up and condemn his killer, Mohammed bin Salman. Your voice will be heard by millions.”
Bieber, of Canada, is among the artists scheduled to perform when Saudi Arabia hosts the Saudi Arabia Formula One Grand Prix in Jeddah.
“If you refuse to be a pawn of MBS, your message will be loud and clear: I do not work for dictators. I choose justice and freedom over money,” Cengiz wrote, using Prince’s initials.
Human rights groups have called on the performers to speak out against human rights issues in the kingdom.
“Saudi Arabia has a history of using celebrities and major international events to deflect scrutiny from their rampant abuses,” said Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
The advocacy group urged performers, including rappers A$AP Rocky, DJs David Guetta and Tiesto and singer Jason Derulo, to “speak out publicly about rights issues or, where reputation washing is the primary purpose, not engaged.”
Khashoggi, a US resident of Saudi Arabian descent who wrote opinion columns for the Washington Post criticizing the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was killed and dismembered by a group of agents with links to the Saudi crown. prince in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul.
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