The Saudi national arrested in Paris this week on suspicion of being involved in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi said he was kept in a room and watched like ‘an animal in the zoo’
After his return to the kingdom, the man gave an interview to Saudi Arabia's Al Ekhbariya television aired on Thursday.
The Turkish warrant stated a year of birth but not the day and month, neither of which were a match, the two sources said. Algorithms are used to draw together details in a passport and match against those detailed in warrants. If there is a certain degree of match, a system-issued notification lets border officials know further checks are needed, the police source said.In the TV interview, the almost-namesake to the suspected Khashoggi killer said that, at first, French authorities would not allow him to contact the Saudi embassy in Paris.
France's interior ministry and the national police force declined to comment on the mistaken identity.
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