A key suspect in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Khalid Alotaibi was arrested at the airport while he was, reportedly, gearing up to fly to Saudi Arabia. Alotaibi has been arrested on the suspicion of murdering a Saudi Arabian origin journalist in 2018.
Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian origin journalist who was brutally murdered as soon as he entered the building of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
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.
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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.