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U.N. expert: Saudi case a 'parody of justice'

The head of the U.N. team that investigated Jamal Khashoggi’s death dismissed pardons that could allow Saudi authorities to release his killers.

U.N. human rights expert Agnès Callamard speaks on the 1-year anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
U.N. human rights expert Agnès Callamard speaks on the 1-year anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder (AN/April Brady)

GENEVA (AN) — The head of the U.N. human rights team that investigated Jamal Khashoggi’s death called for an international inquiry on Friday while dismissing pardons that could allow Saudi authorities to release his killers.

Agnès Callamard, a United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, described a message on social media by Khashoggi's sons, saying they have forgiven his killers, as part of an elaborate travesty by Saudi authorities to free five Saudi officials convicted of his murder.

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