Khashoggi trial fell short on transparency, accountability

The Saudi trial into the killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi has lacked transparency and fallen quick on assigning responsibility for the crime, the UN human rights workplace stated on Tuesday.

A Saudi Arabian courtroom on Monday jailed 8 folks for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 homicide of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, 4 months after his circle of relatives forgave his killers and enabled dying sentences to be put aside.

UN spokesman Rupert Colville, noting that the United International locations opposes the dying penalty, advised a Geneva briefing: “That is case the place there has now not been right kind transparency within the justice procedure, the ones accountable will have to be prosecuted and given sentences commensurate with the crime.”

“There’s a complete factor of transparency and accountabilty within the case,” he stated.

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