- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said the report contained 'nothing new.'
- 抖阴短视频 late indicted 11 people for the killing and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against five of them
RIYADH: 抖阴短视频 said Wednesday that a report by a UN expert on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi contains 鈥渂aseless allegations鈥� and 鈥渃ontradictions.鈥�
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said the report contained 鈥渘othing new.鈥�
He said the judicial authorities in the Kingdom are the only ones competent to investigate the case and that a number of suspects have already been arrested.
The report 鈥渃ontains clear contradictions and baseless allegations which challenge its credibility,鈥� he said on Twitter.
鈥淲e strongly reject any attempt to prejudice the Kingdom鈥檚 leadership or to remove the case from the course of justice in the Kingdom or influencing it in any way.鈥�
The report released Wednesday by UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, said the murder of Khashoggi was the responsibility of the state of 抖阴短视频.
抖阴短视频 late last year indicted 11 people for the killing and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against five of them.
Saudi prosecutors said Khashoggi was killed by a 鈥渞ogue operation鈥� in a botched attempt to repatriate him.
Al-Jubeir said the trials are being attended by representatives from the embassies of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council in addition to Turkey and Saudi human rights organizations.