Saudi Crown Prince Denies Ordering Khashoggi Murder.
NORAH O'DONNELL, CBS ANCHOR: Did you order the murder of Jamal Khashoggi?</s>MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN, SAUDI CROWN PRINCE (through translator): Absolutely not. This was a heinous crime. But I take full responsibility as a leader in Saudi Arabia, especially since it was committed by individuals working for the Saudi government.</s>ANDERSON: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman speaking to CBS' 60 minutes show. His remarks coming just days before the one-year anniversary since the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which tarnished the Crown Prince's reputation as a progressive leader. Criticism replaced previous praise. For example, the spotlight turned from his support for women behind the wheel to the female activist jailed for fighting for that exact right. One of the most prominent Loujain al-Hathloul has been held in prison for over a year. This is what the Crown Prince said when asked about her release and allegations of torture.</s>BIN SALMAN: This decision is not up to me, it's up to the public prosecutor and it's an independent public prosecutor.</s>O'DONNELLL: Her family says that she has been tortured in prison. Is that right?</s>BIN SALMAN: If this is correct, it is very heinous. Islam forbids torture, the Saudi laws forbid torture. Human conscience forbids torture and I will personally follow up on this matter.</s>ANDERSON: Well, I'm joined now by Loujain's brother. And the Crowns Prince says -- saying he will personally follow up on your sister's case. Are you confident that will happen?</s>WALID AL-HATHLOUL, LOUJAIN AL-HATHLOUL'S BROTHER: Well, thanks for having me, Becky. Let's get to the facts. The facts are Loujain and parents have submitted complaints a couple of times to the prosecutor about the torture, to the Saudi human rights commission. None of them have responded to us and we've been waiting for so long and we didn't get an answer for that. In fact like the prosecutor actually reached the conclusion that torture did not take place. He's denying the torture and this is what their -- what their conclusion is.</s>ANDERSON: OK.</s>AL-HATHLOUL: And, yes.</s>ANDERSON: So you've heard the Crown Prince suggest that he will follow up. What is your message to Mohammed bin Salman then tonight?</s>AL-HATHLOUL: Well, I'm just going to speak about what is really happening in reality. In fact is we never got an answer for that. And in fact when they got to the conclusion that torture did not take place, they never got -- they never initiated any kind of investigation. Now, let's remind our self about what the Crown Prince said just a year ago in his interview with Bloomberg. He said that Loujain and other women were part of a conspiracy. And that they were working for foreign intelligence and getting money to finance people who are working in the state and to undermine the state security. Now, I'm not going to comment on this. I'll leave it to the audience to make their own judgment. But</s>ANDERSON: Let's talk about the case then, because your sister, your other sister, Lina spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council last week saying, "I am here today despite the high risk of reprisal to Loujain, my family and myself, to call on all states and this council to demand that the Saudi government immediately, unconditionally release my sister. What has been the response to that speech?</s>AL-HATHLOUL: Well, like there is always silence when it comes to speaking out. We never -- that's the thing, we never -- there is lack of transparency in that process. I feel sad that nobody is responding to us. My parents never got any response in Saudi Arabia. They are in Saudi Arabia, they are following the case. They are going through the official channels. And we're not getting anything. I feel sad that we are chanting for vision in 2030 and the transparency that we're going to have but we are not able to solve the case throughout - - through official channels, we are going through the media to solve this issue. And I feel sad actually to be on this show to try to find a solution. I -- we shouldn't be on a -- on a show to solve this case. It should go through official channels. But that's the thing, they never respond to us. There is lack of transparency. They deny the torture. They -- for example, Saud al-Qahtani, we've been asking so many times to investigate about the torture because he was complicit with the torture, he was overseeing the torture yet we don't know where he is. We need a response from the government who are here, now what's going -- what's happening about him or why they're not responding about these -- well, they call it allegations, I call it facts. Yes.</s>ANDERSON: You -- and you've just made that request live on CNN. On International Women's Day, you wrote in the Guardian and I quote here, "how can we achieve women's equality if we allow its greatest advocates to die in jail?" This will inevitably lead to the most vulnerable women remaining silent. Do you believe that women's rights are a priority in the kingdom?</s>AL-HATHLOUL: Women's rights is a priority for not just Saudi women, for every woman. These are basic rights and I wish everyone should fight for it. And we --everyone who believes in women's rights should fight for that right, regardless of where you are from, what's your background, what's your faith, we're here altogether on this. Yes.</s>ANDERSON: Walid, thank you for joining us. An important interview on what has been an important day. Thank you. Well, how much do you know about Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia? Test your trivia at CNN.com/connect. 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