There is “credible evidence” that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia was responsible for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul last year, the United Nations has said. Agnès Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, called for countries to widen sanctions to include the crown prince and his personal assets overseas, until and unless he could prove that he had no responsibility for the killing. Saudi Arabia swiftly denounced the report, which it received in advance. Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, was last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 where he was to receive papers for his wedding. His body was dismembered and removed from the building, according to…

Source: The Times June 19, 2019 23:02 UTC