France opened a formal judicial investigation into the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, appointing a judge from its crimes against humanity unit to probe Mohammed bin Salman's alleged role directly. Seven years after a Washington Post columnist was dismembered inside a Saudi consulate, this is the first time a French court has formally put MBS in the frame. Saudi Arabia has not commented, which is the only response available to a crown prince who cannot set foot in France without risking arrest.
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