Pompeo: Saudi Arabia must hold Jamal Khashoggi's killers accountable

US secretary of state speaks to reporters in Riyadh after talks with senior Saudi officials

The Trump administration expects Saudi Arabia to hold “every single person” responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi accountable, the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said after talks with senior Saudi officials.

Speaking to reporters at the end of a trip to Riyadh, Pompeo said he had raised the Khashoggi case in his meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as other human rights concerns and the fate of women’s rights activists who have been detained in the kingdom.

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