In apparent mix-up, France releases man suspected of Khashoggi murder links
A Saudi national held over suspected ties to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was released Wednesday after Paris officials determined the arrest was a case of mistaken identity.
ISTANBUL — A Saudi national detained in France over suspected ties to the murder case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was released Wednesday after officials determined the arrest to be a case of mistaken identity.
French police arrested a man named Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi before he attempted to board a Riyadh-bound plane at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris Dec. 7.
The man’s name matched that of a former member of the Saudi Royal Guard who, according to a UN-commissioned report, was part of a team that killed Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018.
Following an investigation, Paris prosecutors said Wednesday an arrest warrant issued by Turkey for Al-Otaibi did not apply to the man arrested a day prior.
