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UK PM May charges Saudi Crown Prince to bring Khashoggi’s murderers to book
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May has charged Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to bring those who assassinated Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
May who made the call days before the G20 summit in Argentina, urging Saudi Crown Prince to bring those who murdered Khashoggi to book and said he should take action to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
“The Prime Minister stressed the importance of ensuring that those responsible for the appalling murder of Jamal Khashoggi are held to account, and that Saudi Arabia takes action to build confidence that such a deplorable incident could not happen again,” May’s office said in a readout of her meeting with Prince Mohammed.
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May’s charge is coming after the office of federal judge Ariel Lijo 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 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.
The embattled Saudi Crown Prince 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.
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