SoftBank COO pulls out of Saudi investment conference over Khashoggi case

The killing of Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi regime, has fueled global outrage and prompted world leaders to withdraw from the event

SoftBank Group Corp.’s Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure has pulled out a Saudi Arabia investment conference this week, according to a person familiar with the matter, marking another setback for the kingdom and its marquee gathering in the wake of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Claure requested that organizers of the Future Investment Initiative remove his name from the list of speakers and said he will not attend, the person said, asking not to be identified because the details are private. While a growing list of business leaders have withdrawn from the event, the Japanese conglomerate is one of the