NEW: Biden administration says Saudi crown prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit
in the suit filed by the journalist's fiancée Hatice Cengiz and the rights group Khashoggi founded, Democracy for the Arab World Now.A State Department spokesperson said in an emailed statement the Justice Department filed the "suggestion of immunity," at the request of the State Department, "based on longstanding and well-established principles" of law.
This includes customary international law, "which the United States has consistently and across administrations applied to heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers while they are in office," the spokesperson said. "This Suggestion of Immunity does not reflect an assessment on the merits of the case. It speaks to nothing on broader policy or the state of relations. This was purely a legal determination."in response to the Biden administration's filing on Thursday night.
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