The United States has justified granting immunity to the crown prince of Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by citing the example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Stating that the immunity to heads of state was a longstanding precedent, US State Department spokesperson said that several leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, were afforded the same immunity from prosecution previously
In 2005, the US had placed PM Modi, who was then the chief minister of Gujarat, on a visa ban in the wake of 2002 riots
The ban was only lifted in 2014 with his election as the PM
US administration is facing criticm after it said that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should be considered immune from a lawsuit over his role in the murder of the US-based journalist
The MEA has not commented on the remarks yet
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