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June 19, 2019updated 30 Sep 2022 7:56am

Saudi crown prince should face investigation over Jamal Khashoggi killing, UN report says

By James Walker

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman should face further investigation over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a UN report has said.

UN Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial executions Agnes Callamard said in her report, published today, that Khashoggi’s death “constituted an extrajudicial killing” for which Saudi Arabia is responsible.

Callamard said there is “credible evidence, warranting further investigation” that Bin Salman (pictured) and other high-level Saudi officials may be liable for Khashoggi’s murder.

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