"Well I think absurd is exactly the right word. The idea that the crown prince would hack Jeff Bezos' phone is absolutely silly."

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Wednesday (January 22) Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisul bin Farhan outright dismissed reports Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the hacking of of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' mobile phone.

U.N. human rights experts said Wednesday they had evidence to suggest the Saudi crown prince's "possible involvement" in the hacking of Bezos' device, based on a forensic report commissioned by his security team.

The likely source of the hack according to the report: a tainted video sent from a WhatsApp account belonging to the Saudi crown prince.

The allegations, according to two U.N. experts, is strong enough to warrant a fuller investigation by authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere.

SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) CONWAY G. GITTENS, REUTERS CORRESPONDENT, SAYING:

"Relations between the kingdom and Bezos - the world's richest man - haven't been the best since the murder of Washington post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post is owned by Bezos and Bezos has alluded to the kingdom's displeasure with the Post's coverage of the murder. But that hasn't up until now stopped another Bezos company - Amazon Web Services or AWS - from doing business with the Saudis."

Is $1 billion investment from AWS now in jeopardy?

"I don't know if it is on hold but we do have a good track record for the last year in foreign direct investment. We are very happy with our investment flows. If there are some concerns by some people we will try to address them."

Bezos' security chief previously said the Saudis had access to Bezos' phone and gained private information from it, such as text messages with a former television anchor, who the National Enquirer tabloid said Bezos was dating.