Ƶ tells UN rights body Kingdom will prosecute Khashoggi murders

President of the Human Rights Commission of Ƶ Bandar al Aiban, attends the Universal Periodic Review of Ƶ by the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, November 5, 2018. (Reuters)
  • Ƶ told the UN top human rights body that it was investigating the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
  • King Salman had instructed the public prosecutor to “investigate the case according to applicable laws and to bring perpetrators to justice”

GENEVA: Ƶ told the United Nations top human rights body on Monday that it was investigating the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate last month with a view to prosecuting the perpetrators.
Bandar Al Aiban, President of the Human Rights Commission of Ƶ who headed the government delegation at a regular review of its record, said in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council that King Salman had instructed the public prosecutor to “investigate the case according to applicable laws and to bring perpetrators to justice.”