Jamal Khashoggi murdered by Saudi state, says UN probe

Prominent critic of Riyadh regime ‘was the victim of a brutal and premeditated killing’

A vigil is held in London for murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi
A vigil in London for murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi
(Image credit: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

UN investigators say they have evidence that suggests the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate was “planned and perpetrated by officials of the State of Saudi Arabia”.

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