“The killing of Hashukji is an extrajudicial killing for which the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible. An attempt to kidnap him also constitutes a violation of international human rights law, ”RIA Novosti quotes.
It is specified that the report was published before the official presentation of the evaluation of the results of the investigation of the Hashukji murder during the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Khashukji was killed during the conflict in the territory of the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul, where he entered on October 2, 2018.
Later, parts of his body were found in a well on the territory of the residence of the Consul General of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul.
According to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the murder of a Saudi journalist is the result of a planned operation.