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U.N. urges international cooperation in Khashoggi murder investigation

The U.N. human rights chief said the likely murder of Jamal Khashoggi would be a serious crime that should make Saudi Arabia and Turkey cooperate fully with investigators.

,   and  John Heilprin
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Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi (AN/April Brady)

GENEVA (AN) — The U.N. human rights chief waded into the high-profile disappearance of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying his probable torture, murder and dismemberment would be "very serious crimes" that should compel Saudi Arabia and Turkey to cooperate fully.

Michelle Bachelet, who heads the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged Saudi Arabia and Turkey to waive their diplomatic immunities and reveal everything they know about the likely extrajudicial killing of Khashoggi in his country’s consulate at Istanbul.

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Justice & Accountability — Austria — Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) — Saudi Arabia — Turkey — United Kingdom (U.K.) — U.N. Convention Against Torture 1987 — United Nations (U.N.) — Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1967 — United States (U.S.) — Middle East

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