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TOKYO, Nov. 5 (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp's managing director, Masayoshi Son, has condemned the killing of a journalist by Saudi security forces, but has defended the financial ties of the government. company with Saudi Arabia.
"It is true that a horrible incident occurred. On the other hand, we have a responsibility to the Saudi people and we must fulfill our responsibility rather than turn their backs on them, "his son said on Monday.
His son presented SoftBank's financial results from June to September, appearing in front of reporters for the first time since Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist critic of the Saudi state, was assassinated early last month in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul (Report by Makiko Yamazaki, edited by Christopher Cushing)
