KHASHOGGI: Argentinian judge bows to calls by rights group to probe Saudi crown prince

The office of federal judge Ariel Lijo has bowed to calls by Human Rights Watch asking Argentina to use the war crimes clause in its constitution to investigate any involvement by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Reports say the Argentine judge reviewing the complaint by Human Rights Watch has asked Argentine’s foreign ministry to seek Turkey and the International Criminal Court on information on any open cases relating to the murder of Khashoggi or war crimes in Yemen.

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Embattled Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived in Buenos Aires to attend the G20 summit, with reports revealing that World leaders at the upcoming summit may refuse to shake hands with him, amid outcry over Khashoggi’s killing and crimes against humanity in Yemen.

The gruesome murder of the pen pusher at Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul six weeks ago, has strained Saudi’s ties with the West and battered Prince Mohammed’s image abroad.

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