World Leaders Should Reject Saudi Whitewash

(Beirut) –The United States, Turkey, EU member states, and other countries should reject Saudi Arabia’s attempted whitewash about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi Arabia’s statement about Khashoggi’s death appears to be designed to insulate Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman from further scrutiny and to prevent full accountability for Khashoggi’s killing. Concerned countries should call for the creation of a United Nations investigation to independently determine the circumstances surrounding Saudi Arabia’s role in Khashoggi’s killing and to identify those responsible…

© Human Rights Watch - lundi 22 octobre 2018