A US judge has asked the Biden administration to wade into the US civil court case brought against Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman by Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of the murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
John Bates, a US district court judge, has asked for the Biden administration government to indicate whether it has an interest in the case or deliver notice that it has no view on the matter by no later than 1 August, The Guardian reported.
