U.N. rights office says Saudi trial in Khashoggi case 'not sufficient'

FILE PHOTO: People protest against the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London, October 26 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo - Copyright Simon Dawson(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 04/01/2019 - 12:02•Updated 25/04/2024 - 11:13

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GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office said on Friday it could not assess the fairness of a trial taking place in Saudi Arabia related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but that in any case it was "not sufficient".

Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani, asked about reports that a Saudi prosecutor had sought the death sentence for five suspects linked to the Oct. 2 killing, reiterated the office's call for an independent investigation "with international involvement".