America takes sanctions against 17 Saudis to murder Khashoggi

washington - The US government has imposed sanctions on seventeen Saudis for their role in the case of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. Among them are the Saudi consul general in Istanbul, Mohammed al-Otaibi, and the members of a team that are held responsible for killing Khashoggi in the diplomatic mission.

That reported the US Treasury Department. Others on the sanctions list are Saud al-Qahtani, a former top assistant of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Maher Mutreb, an employee of Qahtani who appeared on photos with Prince Mohammed this year on official visits to the United States and Europe.