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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Biden administration seeks delay over Prince Mohammed immunity decision

Prince Mohammed with Joe Biden in Saudi Arabia, July 2022. The administration is seeking an extension after Prince Mohammed was named prime minister.
Prince Mohammed with Joe Biden in Saudi Arabia, July 2022. The administration is seeking an extension after Prince Mohammed was named prime minister. Photograph: Bandar Algaloud/Reuters

The Biden administration is seeking a 45-day delay in a court proceeding in which it has been asked by a US judge whether it believes Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in a case involving the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Representatives from the US justice department said in a legal notice filed on Friday that the department was seeking the extension after Saudi Arabia announced in a press release last week that Prince Mohammed had been named prime minister.

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