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Eugene

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 11:16 AM Jan 2019

U.N. rights office says Saudi trial in Khashoggi case 'not sufficient'

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 4, 2019 / 5:43 AM / UPDATED 37 MINUTES AGO

U.N. rights office says Saudi trial in Khashoggi case 'not sufficient'

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office said on Friday it could not assess the fairness of a trial taking place in Saudi Arabia related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but that in any case it was “not sufficient”.

Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani, asked about reports that a Saudi prosecutor had sought the death sentence for five suspects linked to the Oct. 2 killing, reiterated the office’s call for an independent investigation “with international involvement”.

The U.N. rights office always opposed the death penalty, she added.

Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; editing by John Stonestreet


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-un/u-n-rights-office-says-saudi-trial-in-khashoggi-case-not-sufficient-idUSKCN1OY0V7
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