Biden administration says Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in Khashoggi civil case

Court filing says Saudi crown prince's promotion to the role of prime minister meant that he was the sitting head of government and, accordingly, immune'

The Biden administration has told a US court that Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in a civil case involving the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, effectively ending a last ditch attempt to hold the Saudi crown prince legally accountable for the 2018 killing.

In a filing released on late on Thursday night, the Biden administration said the crown prince's recent promotion to the role of prime minister meant that he was the sitting head of government and, accordingly, immune" from the lawsuit.