The Trump administration announced Thursday it is sanctioning 17 Saudis for their role in the killing of journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Treasury Department announced.
Those to be sanctioned include Saud al-Qahtani, a former top aide to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as the Saudi Consul General Mohammed Alotaibi, the source said – but not the crown prince himself.
'The Saudi officials we are sanctioning were involved in the abhorrent killing of Jamal Khashoggi,' according to a statement from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
'These individuals who targeted and brutally killed a journalist who resided and worked in the United States must face consequences for their actions,' according to a Mnuchin statement released Thursday morning.
Saudi journalist and former editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan Jamal Khashoggi was allegedly brutally murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The U.S. is sanctioning 17 people believed to be part of the plan to target and kill him
'The United States continues to diligently work to ascertain all of the facts and will hold accountable each of those we find responsible in order to achieve justice for Khashoggi's fiancée, children, and the family he leaves behind,' Mnuchin said.
'The Government of Saudi Arabia must take appropriate steps to end any targeting of political dissidents or journalists,' Mnuchin said.
Those getting sanctioned include a former top aide to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (pictured)
The Trump administration announced the sanctions more than a month after Khashoggi was killed in the country's Istanbul consulate on Oct. 2
'The Saudi officials we are sanctioning were involved in the abhorrent killing of Jamal Khashoggi,' according to a statement from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The move came as Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor was revealed to be seeking the death penalty for five out of 11 suspects charged in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, his office said on Thursday, as the kingdom tries to contain its biggest political crisis in a generation.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, told reporters Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had "absolutely nothing to do" with the murder, following the prosecutor's comments.
Asked about pending sanctions, al-Jubeir said there was a difference between sanctioning individuals and holding the Saudi government responsible.
Khashoggi was a Saudi dissident and Virginia resident
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Khashoggi, a royal insider turned critic of Saudi policy, was killed in the country's Istanbul consulate on Oct. 2 after a struggle, by lethal injection, deputy public prosecutor and spokesman Shalaan al-Shalaan told reporters.
He was a Virginia resident and also wrote a column for the Washington Post, using it as a vehicle to call for free expression and internal and external dissent.
The sanctions will be implemented under the Global Magnitsky Act, which imposes sanctions over human rights abuses.
Among others facing sanctions are Maher Mutreb, an aide to Qahtani who has appeared in photographs with Prince Mohammed on official visits this year to the United States and Europe.
According to Treasury: 'Saud Al-Qahtani is a senior official of the Government of Saudi Arabia who was part of the planning and execution of the operation that led to the killing of Mr. Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2, 2018.'
'This operation was coordinated and executed by his subordinate Maher Mutreb, and involved participation of at least 14 other Saudi government officials: Salah Tubaigy; Meshal Albostani; Naif Alarifi; Mohammed Alzahrani; Mansour Abahussain; Khalid Alotaibi; Abdulaziz Alhawsawi; Waleed Alsehri; Thaar Alharbi; Fahad Albalawi; Badr Alotaibi; Mustafa Almadani; Saif Alqahtani; and Turki Alsehri. The Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where Mr. Khashoggi was killed, was overseen by Consul General Mohammed Alotaibi. All of these individuals are designated for being responsible for, or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly engaged in serious human rights abuse.'
Following the imposition of sanctions, 'any property or interests in property of the individuals designated today within or transiting U.S. jurisdiction is blocked. Additionally, U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with blocked persons, including entities 50 percent or more owned by designated persons,' Treasury said.
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Main photo article The Trump administration announced Thursday it is sanctioning 17 Saudis for their role in the killing of journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Treasury Department announced.
Those to be sanctioned include Saud al-Qahtani, a former top aide to Crown...
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