Khashoggi killing: UN rapporteur Callamard to present report

The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Agnes Callamard, is set to present her report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Callamard’s presentation before the UN human rights council today, will be followed by a news conference.

In her 100-page report, which was made public on June 19, Callamard says that Khashoggi’s killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October last year constituted a premeditated extrajudicial killing for which Saudi Arabia’s leadership was responsible.

The report also concluded that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed in Salman, should be investigated regarding the incident.

The killing of Khashoggi by a team of Saudi operatives inside the consulate on October 2 provoked a global outrage.

Khashoggi’s body has never been found.