anti-dissident activities and operations must cease completely. We have urged Saudi Arabia to disband this group and then adopt institutional, systemic reforms and controls to ensure that anti-dissident activities and operations cease and cease completely, Ned Price, State Department spokesman said. We have made crystal clear - and will continue to do so that the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi 28 months ago remains unacceptable conduct, the State Department spokesman added.
The
Biden administration had earlier imposed sanctions on the
Rapid Intervention Force and had banned the entry of 76 Saudis under a new policy against foreign officials who harass dissidents.