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June 19, 2019 "There is credible evidence that deserves further investigation into the possible involvement of Saudi crown prince Mohamed Bin Salman (and other officials of the Wahhabi kingdom) in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi" (lit critical of the Crown Saudi Arabia), which occurred on 2 October last. This is supported by the 101-page report prepared by UN experts on human rights investigating the case, led by Agnes Callamard. "There are no conclusions on the culprits," said Callamard, "but investigate further". The same report states that "the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of a deliberate and premeditated execution". To put it black and white is the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard. "Saudi Arabia is responsible under the international law for the extrajudicial killing of Khashoggi" - says Callamard in his report based on the first independent investigation into the killing of the journalist.

The UN special rapporteur for extrajudicial or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, went to Turkey to head a group of UN experts to investigate the case. In recent months he has denounced the lack of transparency in the hearings in Saudi Arabia of the trial of the 11 defendants accused of the murder kept secret by the authorities, requesting that the names of the defendants and the fate of another 10 people initially arrested be revealed. Callamard will present its report on 26 June next to the UN Human Rights Council.

Who is Jamal Khashoggi
A former adviser to the Saudi government, Khashoggi decided to exile himself in the United States in 2017 for fear of a possible arrest, after criticizing some decisions of the Saudi crown prince, as well as Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman. He also expressed several criticisms of Riyadh's military intervention in Yemen. Khasoggi had repeatedly reported intimidation, arrests and attacks on journalists, intellectuals and religious leaders not aligned with the Saudi royal house. A former editor of the Al-Watan newspaper and a Saudi TV news channel, Khashoggi also participated in BBC programs on Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. The journalist was also known for his relationship with the young Osama Bin Laden, with whom he had traveled extensively in Afghanistan in the 1980s during the Soviet occupation.

The facts
Since October 2, 2018, the eyes of international media and diplomacy have been on Turkey after the disappearance and murder of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia admitted that the man, who disappeared after entering the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul, Turkey, died while he was in the facility.
Khashoggi, a contributor to the Washington Post, had gone to the consulate to complete some "paperwork" and since then he has not heard from her. His death was reported by his partner who waited outside the building for eleven hours until the offices closed. Khashoggi had advised her to notify an adviser to the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, if he did not come back. At the entrance to the consulate, the journalist had been forced to leave his cell phone. On 15 November, the Saudi Arabia prosecutor's office indicted 11 people for the murder: for 5 of these, believed to be the material executors of the killing, a death sentence was demanded. Riyadh authorities have denied that the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is involved in the murder.