UN Rights Office Says Khashoggi Trial Fell Short on Transparency, Accountability

A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of the journalist.

Stephanie Nebehay

A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of the journalist.

un rights office says khashoggi trial fell short on transparency accountability

The Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom activists holds a candlelight vigil in front of the Saudi Embassy to mark the anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. Photo: Reuters

Geneva: The Saudi trial into the killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi has lacked transparency; fallen short on assigning accountability for the crime, the U.N. Human Rights office said on Tuesday.

A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, four months after his family forgave his killers and enabled death sentences to be set aside.

U.N. spokesman Rupert Colville, noting that the United Nations opposes the death penalty, told a Geneva briefing: "This is the case where there has not been proper transparency in the justice process. Those responsible should be prosecuted and given sentences commensurate with the crime."

"There is a whole issue of transparency and accountability in the case," he said.

(Reuters)

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