French judge to probe complaint against Saudi’s MBS over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
Summary
A French judge will investigate a complaint against Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman related to the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. Rights groups filed the complaint after a French court allowed the case to move forward despite previous legal challenges.Key Facts
- Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist critical of the Saudi government, was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
- The United States intelligence services believe Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was directly responsible for the killing.
- Rights groups, including Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), Trial International, and Reporters Without Borders, filed complaints in France.
- A French investigative magistrate from the crimes against humanity unit will investigate charges including torture and enforced disappearances.
- French prosecutors initially opposed the investigation on legal grounds but were overruled by a French court of appeal.
- The case moved forward during Mohammed Bin Salman’s visit to France in July 2022.
- The investigation is seen as a step toward justice for Khashoggi’s murder at the highest level of the Saudi state.
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