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to justice and face punishment.” At the same time, he noted that King Salman and the Crown
Prince “are considered and regarded as guardians of all Saudis. Acts of generosity and
humanity come from the high moral grounds they possess, not admission of guilt or
scandal.”153
192. On 8 April, the United States Department of State issued a list of sixteen Saudis
designated in the murder of Mr. Kashoggi, one less than the seventeen named in the
Department of Treasury sanctions from 15 November. The State Department sanctions did
not include Consul General Mohammed Alotaibi. The designation was issued under the
Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act of 2019 (Section 7031(c)), which provides that “in cases where the
Secretary of State has credible information that officials of foreign governments have been
involved in significant corruption or gross violations of human rights, those individuals and
their immediate family members are ineligible for entry into the United States. The law
requires the Secretary of State to publicly or privately designate such officials and their
immediate family members.”154
153
154
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https://twitter.com/salahkhashoggi/status/1115942752385212423.
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2019/04/290986.htm.
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