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Bachelet urges Saudi Arabia to reveal all it knows about disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi

GENEVA (16 October 2018) --Two weeks after the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday urged the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Turkey to reveal everything they know about the disappearance and possible extra-judicial killing of the prominent Saudi journalist after he visited his country’s consulate in Istanbul.

While welcoming the agreement that has allowed investigators to conduct an examination inside the consulate itself, and possibly also at the residence of the Saudi Arabian Consul-General in Istanbul, the UN Human Rights Chief urged the authorities of both countries “to ensure that no further obstacles are placed in the way of a prompt, thorough, effective, impartial and transparent investigation.”





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