French judge to probe complaint against Saudi’s MBS over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
The probe comes after years of legal wrangling over the admissibility of the case. Both Mohammed Bin Salman and the kingdom faced intense international uproar over the killing in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, which the US intelligence services believe the crown prince was directly responsible for. A US resident who wrote critically about the oil-rich kingdom in The Washington Post, Khashoggi was strangled and then dismembered inside the Saudi consulate.
- ▪The probe comes after years of legal wrangling over the admissibility of the case.
- ▪Both Mohammed Bin Salman and the kingdom faced intense international uproar over the killing in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, which the US intelligence services believe the crown prince was directly responsible for.
- ▪A US resident who wrote critically about the oil-rich kingdom in The Washington Post, Khashoggi was strangled and then dismembered inside the Saudi consulate.
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- ▪ A French judge will look into complaints against Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi's killing — The Washington Times
- ▪ French judge to probe Jamal Khashoggi killing after complaint against Saudi crown prince — Straits Times — World
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| Publication time | Sat, 16 May 2026 09:07:51 GMT |
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Advertising Home France French judge to probe complaint against Saudi’s MBS over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing France A French investigative magistrate is set to investigate a complaint filed by rights groups against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, also known as MBS, over the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a source. The probe comes after years of legal wrangling over the admissibility of the case. Issued on: 16/05/2026 - 11:07 2 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
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