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Groups urge U.N. murder investigation in Khashoggi case

The U.N. chief faces calls to order an independent investigation into Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an honor guard ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington (AN/Amber I. Smith)

GENEVA (AN) — Demands for a U.N.-led independent investigation into the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi widened to international organizations that promote press freedom and human rights.

The organizations said Turkey should ask U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to launch "a timely, credible and transparent" investigation into the likely extrajudicial execution of Khashoggi, who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2.

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