16 saudi arabian nationals have been prohibited entry into the UNITED states as a result of the killing of the regimekritiske journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in October last year.

this was stated by The UNITED states secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Monday, according to AFP news agency.

the Ban is justified by the 16 persons ‘involvement’ in the killing.

Mike Pompeo has taken the decision on the basis of a law which allows the foreign ministry to introduce visa bans for officials in countries that violate human rights.

Jamal Khashoggi, was killed on Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, 2. October of last year. He had turned up at the consulate to pick up some documents.

the Body of Khashoggi has never been found.

IN the UNITED states Senate in december of a resolution, which identifies Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, as responsible for the killing.

The u.s. secret service, the CIA, according to reports in several media have previously come to the same conclusion in an independent investigation into the killing of Khashoggi.

president of the UNITED states, Donald Trump, has refused to appoint Mohammed bin Salman as directly responsible for the killing.

Critics of the Trump accusing him to cover up the powerful crown prince, because Saudi Arabia is a close ally of the UNITED states.

the Regime in Saudi Arabia has conceded that Khashoggi was killed, but denies that the killing should be carried out on the orders of the crown prince.

the Regime has also rejected the writings of the international press.

Among other things, that bin Salman in 2017, allegedly told one of his advisers, that he would use “a ball” on Khashoggi.

It would happen, if he not returned home to Saudi Arabia from his exile in the UNITED states or ceased to criticize the government in Riyadh.

The u.s. state department has previously revoked permits for over 20 saudi government and officials.

in Addition, 17 other saudiarabere had frozen their assets in the UNITED states.

Saudi Arabia claims that the killing of Khashoggi was carried out by agents who acted on their own.

the Kingdom began earlier in the year a lawsuit against 11 suspects in the case.