JAMAL KHASHOGGI: SUSPEC IN MURDER OF JOUR ARRES

December 7, 2021
4 years ago

A Saudi man suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, reports say.

Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi was arrested at Charles-de-Gaulle airport on Tuesday, French media report.

He is one of 20 Saudis wanted by Turkey over the journalist's killing.

The 33-year-old former Saudi royal guard was travelling under his own name and placed in judicial detention, RTL radio said.

Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, was murdered at its consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.

Source: BBC