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| UN: Khashoggi was victim of 'extrajudicial execution' |
| 2018-10-26 |
| [Al Jazeera] The United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions said Khashoggi's killing bears the hallmark of an extrajudicial execution. "What we know is sufficient to suggest very strongly that Mr Khashoggi was the victim of an extrajudicial execution and that the government of Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... is implicated in one way or another," Agnes Callamard told Al Jazeera. "First, we know that killing was in the consulate, which is representative of the state of Saudi Arabia. Second, the individuals present at the time of the disappearance and the alleged killing were representatives of the state. Subsequently, over the last few days at least, Saudi authorities have recognised individuals at the highest levels of the structures of authority were involved in the disappearance and the killing. "There were two weeks during which the government of Saudi Arabia denied knowing anything about what had happened, therefore failing in their duty to provide and undertake a thorough investigation. "All of those elements indicate that the disappearance and now killing of Mr Jamal Khashoggi bear the hallmark of an extrajudicial execution." Callamard called for an international investigation into Khashoggi's murder earlier in the day at a UN session in New York City. Faisal Fahad, the Saudi representative on the UN committee, said Callamard had overstepped her remit with her comments. "My delegation would like to denounce the statement by the special rapporteur. We call on her not to exceed her mandate on extrajudicial executions. Kindly do not give us any personal opinions in this official meeting," said Fahad. Al Jazeera's Diplomatic Editor James Bays, reporting from the United Nations, said it's unclear if an international probe will come to fruition. "The UN secretary general [Antonio Guterres] says he will only form a panel to investigate if he gets a referral from one of the main bodies of the UN - the Security Council, the General Assembly, or the Human Rights Council, or from one of the countries concerned," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Perhaps a culturally appropriate event. 'Extrajudicial' suggests a Northern European derived judicial practice. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-10-26 15:21 |