JEDDAH — The Saudi Embassy in Washington has called on journalists in the US media and the former UN Rapporteur to be more responsible in their reporting, after the truth came out about the so-called “Bezos Hack”.

“As we have said, reports that the Kingdom leaked Mr. Bezos’ personal photos were absurd. Now that the truth is out, we call on journalists in the US media & the former UN rapporteur to be more responsible in their reporting and to investigate claims no matter their source,” the embassy said in a tweet.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubair said on Saturday that, “Now that the truth about the so-called “Bezos Hack” has been revealed, will those who accused the Kingdom and cast aspersions upon it come forward and acknowledge their mistake?”

Al-Jubair added, “Or will they simply delete their tweets and hope that their positions at the time disappear into the sunset?”

Since 2020, Saudi Arabia has refuted clearly the baseless claims of the media reports that suggest the Kingdom is behind a hacking of Amazon Inc. founder Jeff Bezos’ phone.

Commenting on the reports, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan had termed the allegation as “absurd.”

“I think absurd is exactly the right word,” Prince Faisal told Reuters in an interview at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. “The idea that the Crown Prince would hack Jeff Bezos’ phone is absolutely silly.”

The Saudi Embassy in Washington also called on January 2020 for an investigation on these claims so that everyone can have all the facts out. — SG