SAUDI Arabia’s Crown Prince reportedly described Jamal Khashoggi as a “dangerous Islamist” in a phone call with Donald Trump’s son-in-law.

The Washington Post, who Mr Khashoggi wrote for before he died, reports the call happened after the journalist was brutally murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, but before the royals had publicly acknowledged the killing.

It’s claimed the call was between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jared Kushner and US national security adviser John Bolton.

Sources told The Post the Crown Prince had urged Mr Kushner and Mr Bolton to maintain the strong US-Saudi alliance and told them Mr Khashoggi was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

When Saudi officials did make public statements about Mr Khashoggi’s death, it was described as a “terrible mistake” and a “terrible tragedy.”

Last week the Crown Prince himself made his first public comments about Mr Khashoggi, saying “the incident that happened is very painful, for all Saudis”. He also said it was not justifiable.

Mr Khashoggi’s family told The Post he was not a member of the Muslim Brothernood, nor was he a dangerous person “in any way possible.”

“To claim otherwise would be ridiculous,” the family said.

Jamal Khashoggi disappeared a month ago, on October 2, after he walked into the consulate in Istanbul and never came out.

Turkey, who have drip-fed information on the murder, says the journalist was strangled as soon as he entered the consulate and his body was dismembered and destroyed.

Turkey’s chief prosecutor says the kill plot was carried out as part of a premeditated plan.

“The victim’s body was dismembered and destroyed following his death by suffocation,” a statement from the prosecutor’s office said.

“In accordance with plans made in advance, the victim Jamal Khashoggi, was choked to death immediately after entering the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul on October 2, 2018.”

Saudi Arabia has been widely criticised for changing their statements on the case, with Turkey and The Washington Post leading the call for serious consequences for those who are accountable.

The Saudis initially denied any involvement in the plot before they later stated “rogue” operators were responsible for the death — many of these belong to the Crown Prince’s inner circle.