UN unveils panel tasked to provide justice to Khashoggi with international probe

UN unveils panel tasked to provide justice to Khashoggi with international probe
Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week. (Image Credit: Flickr)

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that a team of international experts would conduct an inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, confirming a Reuters report the day before.

Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an "independent international inquiry" into Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2. In a statement, the U.N. rights office said that Callamard would be accompanied by Helena Kennedy and Duarte Nuno Vieira on the visit to Turkey from Jan 28-Feb 3.

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