US sanctions ex-Saudi royal adviser over Jamal Khashoggi killing

President Trump’s administration on Thursday imposed human rights sanctions on 17 people “involved in the abhorrent killing” of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including a former adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

“These individuals who targeted and brutally killed a journalist who resided and worked in the United States must face consequences for their actions,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a message accompanying the sanctions designations. “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.”