France imposes travel bans on 18 Saudis over Khashoggi killing

  23 November 2018    Read: 1195
France imposes travel bans on 18 Saudis over Khashoggi killing

French authorities have imposed a travel ban against 18 Saudi nationals over the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

"The murder of Mr Khashoggi is a crime of extreme gravity, which moreover goes against freedom of the press and the most fundamental rights," French foreign ministry said in a statement. "France asks that all light be shed on the manner in which such an act may have been committed. It expects from the Saudi authorities a transparent, detailed and exhaustive response."

Earlier, Saudi authorities announced that 18 suspects had been arrested as part of the ongoing probe, while Turkey is conducting a separate investigation, alleging that Khashoggi was killed by a 15-member hit squad sent from Saudi Arabia the day before he went missing.


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