UN urges probe into Saudi journo’s ‘vanishing, murder’

The United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression calls for an investigation into the disappearance and alleged murder of a prominent Saudi journalist in Turkey.

“Disappearance and alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi requires immediate and independent international investigation,” David Kaye tweeted on Sunday.

Jamal Khashoggi went missing on Tuesday after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Kaye said such probe was necessary to “protect any investigation against claims of politicization or bad faith.” The investigation would also “demonstrate international abhorrence of crimes against journalists,” he added.

“Honestly, if all the resolutions in UN about safety of journos mean anything, they must mean, here, investigation and accountability (prosecution, reparations, diplomatic consequences, etc),” the official said.