The fight for justice in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

The Picture shows a demonstrator holding a poster picturing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a lightened candle during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, on October 25, 2018. – Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, was killed on October 2, 2018 after a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain paperwork before marrying his Turkish fiancee. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

It took the Saudi royal family more than two weeks after Jamal Khashoggi disappeared to admit that he had been killed in the country’s consulate in Istanbul. Saudi officials said the murder was a rogue act, but, according to The New York Times, several of the men dispatched from Riyadh to kill the Washington Post correspondent were members of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s security detail.

Saudi Arabia has faced international condemnation, but in the month since Khashoggi was murdered, no progress has been made in the case

However, as CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon outlined in a post in October, there still are paths to justice in the case, starting with a methodical, systematic investigation.

Among them:

• The U.N. establishes an international investigation, which could form the basis for punitive actions against Saudi Arabia, including a criminal case under the U.N. Convention against Torture.
• The U.S. State Department completes a preliminary investigation into Khashoggi’s murder within 45 days, by November 16.
• The FBI explores possibilities, including securing a request for cooperation in the investigation from Turkish officials.
• Khashoggi’s children and The Washington Post bring civil claims in the U.S.

CPJ continues to call for Khashoggi’s killers, and the mastermind behind the attack, to be held to account. On November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, CPJ participated in a memorial service and discussion organized by the Justice for Jamal coalition.

Join us. Use the hashtag #JusticeForJamal to call for justice in Khashoggi’s murder.

Source: https://cpj.org/2018/11/cpj-insider-november-2018-edition.php

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