The UK will freeze assets and place travel bans on officials from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and North Korea in a new plan to target 'thugs and despots'
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.The UK will slap sanctions on dozens of alleged international human rights abusers including senior Saudi Arabian officials and figures with close links to the Kremlin, the government has announced.
Those named on the UK list include 20 Saudi nationals who the Foreign Office say were linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, including Saud al-Qahtani, who was a close adviser to Mohammad Bin Salman.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesBoris Johnson's UK government plans to place sanctions on dozens of international human rights abusers, including senior Saudi Arabian officials and figures with close links to the Kremlin.
The move is particularly striking because it risks damaging relations Saudi Arabia, with which it has enjoyed a strong diplomatic and trading relationship. Those named on the UK list include 20 Saudi nationals who the UK Foreign Office says were linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, including Saud al-Qahtani, who was a close adviser to Mohammad Bin Salman.
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