According to reports, a Saudi individual suspected of being involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been apprehended in France.
According to French media, Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi was apprehended at Charles-de-Gaulle airport Tuesday.
He is one of 26 Saudis wanted by Turkey in connection with the murder of a journalist.
According to RTL radio, the 33-year-old former Saudi royal guard traveled under his own identity and was placed in judicial prison.
In October 2018, Khashoggi, a vocal critic of the Saudi leadership in Riyadh, was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Who Is Khalid Alotaibi? Jamal Khashoggi Murder Suspect Arrested In France
On Tuesday, Khalid Alotaibi, a suspected member of the team that murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside of Paris.
According to police officials quoted by Reuters, France acted on a warrant given by Turkey in 2019.
According to French radio RTL, the individual seized was a former Saudi Royal Guard who is suspected of being involved in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
According to RTL, the arrested person’s name is Khalid Aedh Alotaibi. His name was featured in a Washington Post investigation into the suspected hit squad based on passport copies and itinerary records.
Suspect linked to murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi arrested while trying to board a plane in France https://t.co/LV18kbkbhA
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 7, 2021
Is Khalid Alotaibi Arrested?
According to judicial and airport sources, Khalid Alotaibi, a suspected team member who murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris.
Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist who lived in exile in the United States and wrote for The Washington Post, was killed and dismembered by a hit team in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Suspect linked to killing of journalist #jamalkhashoggi by Saudi Clown Prince MBS (Mr. Bone Saw) arrested in France https://t.co/03ZsmdXEED
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) December 7, 2021
Western security services accuse Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of ordering the assassination of the Washington Post contributor, a US resident.
Bin Salman also heads the Public Investment Fund of the Gulf state, which was the driving factor behind the recently announced Newcastle agreement.
The Saudis have flatly denied accusations that the prince was involved in Khashoggi’s murder.
Khalid Alotaibi Facebook
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