Daily Sabah logo

Politics
Diplomacy Legislation War On Terror EU Affairs Elections News Analysis
TÜRKİYE
Istanbul Education Investigations Minorities Expat Corner Diaspora
World
Mid-East Europe Americas Asia Pacific Africa Syrian Crisis Islamophobia
Business
Automotive Economy Energy Finance Tourism Tech Defense Transportation News Analysis
Lifestyle
Health Environment Travel Food Fashion Science Religion History Feature Expat Corner
Arts
Cinema Music Events Portrait Reviews Performing Arts
Sports
Football Basketball Motorsports Tennis
Opinion
Columns Op-Ed Reader's Corner Editorial
PHOTO GALLERY
JOBS ABOUT US RSS PRIVACY CONTACT US
© Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2023

Daily Sabah logo

عربي
  • Politics
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • Elections
    • News Analysis
  • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Expat Corner
    • Diaspora
  • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • Islamophobia
  • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
  • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Reviews
    • Performing Arts
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
  • Gallery
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
  • TV
  • World
  • Mid-East
  • Europe
  • Americas
  • Asia Pacific
  • Africa
  • Syrian Crisis
  • Islamophobia

Saudi Arabia's Khashoggi verdict lacks 'legal, moral legitimacy': UN expert

by French Press Agency - AFP

Sep 07, 2020 - 6:56 pm GMT+3
U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard gestures as she answers questions on a report of the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 19, 2019. (AFP Photo)
U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard gestures as she answers questions on a report of the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 19, 2019. (AFP Photo)
by French Press Agency - AFP Sep 07, 2020 6:56 pm
RECOMMENDED
A woman in front of a destroyed building in the Khoy county of West Azerbaijan, Iran, Jan. 29, 2023. (Reuters Photo)

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake kills 3, injures 800 in northwestern Iran

EARTHQUAKE

A United Nations expert on Monday dismissed a Saudi court ruling in the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, decrying especially that top officials who allegedly ordered his killing had walked free.

"The Saudi Prosecutor performed one more act today in this parody of justice. But these verdicts carry no legal or moral legitimacy," U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, said in a tweet.

She denounced the fact that "the high-level officials who organised and embraced the execution... have walked free from the start," and that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) "has remained well protected against any kind of meaningful scrutiny in his country."

Khashoggi's Turkish fiancee on Monday branded the Saudi court ruling overturning five death sentences a "farce."

"The ruling handed down today in Saudi Arabia again makes a complete mockery of justice," Hatice Cengiz said in a statement posted on Twitter, adding: "The international community will not accept this farce."

A Saudi court on Monday overturned five death sentences in Khashoggi's murder in a final ruling that jailed eight defendants to between seven and 20 years, state media reported.

The ruling comes after Khashoggi's sons announced in May that they had "pardoned" the killers, paving the way for a less severe punishment in a case that triggered an international outcry.

The verdict, which drew fresh condemnation from campaigners, underscores Saudi efforts to draw a line under the October 2018 murder as the kingdom seeks to reboot its international image ahead of November's Group of 20 summit in Riyadh.

Khashoggi – a royal family insider turned critic – was killed and dismembered at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, in a case that tarnished the reputation of de facto ruler MBS.

Khashoggi, a 59-year-old critic of the crown prince, was strangled and his body cut into pieces by a 15-man Saudi squad inside the consulate, according to Turkish officials. His remains have not been found.

Riyadh has described the murder as a "rogue" operation, but both the CIA and Callamard have directly linked MBS to the killing, a charge the kingdom vehemently denies.

RECOMMENDED
A woman in front of a destroyed building in the Khoy county of West Azerbaijan, Iran, Jan. 29, 2023. (Reuters Photo)

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake kills 3, injures 800 in northwestern Iran

EARTHQUAKE
  • shortlink copied
  • RELATED TOPICS
    fight-against-terrorism DEUTSCHE-BANK US-LIBYA-RELATIONS
    KEYWORDS
    saudi arabia khashoggi murder united nations hatice cengiz jamal khashoggi
    The Daily Sabah Newsletter
    Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey, it’s region and the world.
    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom attends a press conference after his meeting with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (not pictured) in Riga, Latvia, Jan. 27, 2023. (EPA Photo)

    Türkiye-Sweden talks on NATO bid suspended: FM Billstrom

    TÜRKIYE-SWEDEN-RELATIONS
    Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah hold a joint news conference in the Libyan capital, on Jan. 28, 2023. (AFP Photo)

    Italy, Libya ink $8B gas deal during PM Meloni's visit

    Libya

    Erdoğan slams foreign media for perception management pre-elections

    Recep-Tayyip-Erdoğan

    Türkiye issues travel warning for citizens visiting EU countries

    türkiye-eu-relations
    No Image
    Illuminated streets, migrants and protest: Weekly top photos
    PHOTOGALLERY
    • POLITICS
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • News Analysis
    • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Diaspora
    • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • İslamophobia
    • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
    • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
    • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Performing Arts
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
    • Photo gallery
    • Jobs
    • privacy
    • about us
    • contact us
    • RSS
    © Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2021