U.S. announces sanctions against 17 Saudis for alleged roles in killing of Jamal Khashoggi,...

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



U.S. announces sanctions against 17 Saudis for alleged roles in killing of Jamal Khashoggi, including senior aide to crown prince

By Washington Post Staff November 15 at 10:33 AM

The officials sanctioned included Saud al-Qahtani, a senior aide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Treasury Department said all of those sanctioned were “part of the planning and execution” of the operation that led to Khashoggi’s death.

The Treasury announcement followed the release in Riyadh of a statement saying 11 people had been indicted for the crime, which took place Oct. 2 at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The Saudi prosecutor said authorities would seek the death penalty against five of those indicted.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2018/11/15/u-s-announces-sanctions-against-17-saudis-for-alleged-roles-in-killing-of-jamal-khashoggi-including-senior-aide-to-crown-prince/

[janterry]

1. So, the US agrees to protect the Crown Prince?

n/t

[Ohiogal]

2. OK, dumb question ....

How does one country sanction only 17 individuals from another country?

[TEB]

4. I agree how but It's trumpistan

But they don’t do anything against the prince

[Thomas Hurt]

3. meh, whipping boys and scapegoats

[keithbvadu2]

7. Coffee fetchers

[Turbineguy]

5. There must be Saudis looking

for someplace to defect to.

[KG]

6. boy, that'll show 'em

[RockRaven]

8. Is MBS one of the indicted? What? What do you mean "no"? I'm shocked!

[Yosemito]

9. It's like going after Al Qaeda minus Bin Laden

Trump is an embarrassing money hungry white washer in the pocket of the Saudi Prince.

[raccoon]

10. Yep, sanction the flunkies and let the big one go.

Yep, sanction the flunkies and let the big one go.

Doesn’t it seem like to you the flunkies had to have known this would happen? Or maybe they were coerced to do it.