Khashoggi's fiancee urges Justin Beiber to cancel Saudi performance
Hatice Cengiz called on the Canadian pop star to choose "justice and freedom over money."
The fiancee of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is urging Justin Bieber to speak out against Saudi Arabia’s dire human rights record and cancel his upcoming performance in the conservative Gulf country.
Bieber is scheduled to perform in the second-largest city of Jeddah on Dec. 5 as part of the kingdom’s hosting of its first Formula One race. Other artists including ASAP Rocky, David Guetta and Jason Derulo are also slated to perform in the Red Sea port city.
“Do not sing for the murderers of my beloved Jamal,” Hatice Cengiz wrote in an open letter to Beiber published Saturday in The Washington Post.
“This is a unique opportunity to send a powerful message to the world that your name and talent will not be used to restore the reputation of a regime that kills its critics,” she said.
