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The US must act on a report into Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death last October, a UN expert has warned.
"Silence is not an option. Speaking up is required but not enough. We have to act," Agnes Callamard said.
Her inquiry concluded that Khashoggi's death at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul was "an extrajudicial execution".
The US should conduct an FBI or civil law investigation, she said. Khashoggi was based in the US and wrote a column for the Washington Post newspaper.
Speaking alongside Khashoggi's fiancée at a conference in London on Tuesday, Ms Callamard urged the US to declassify its intelligence on the killing and said Washington was "not at the top of the co-operation chain".
"Silence is not an option. Speaking up is required but not enough. We have to act," Agnes Callamard said.
Her inquiry concluded that Khashoggi's death at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul was "an extrajudicial execution".
The US should conduct an FBI or civil law investigation, she said. Khashoggi was based in the US and wrote a column for the Washington Post newspaper.
Speaking alongside Khashoggi's fiancée at a conference in London on Tuesday, Ms Callamard urged the US to declassify its intelligence on the killing and said Washington was "not at the top of the co-operation chain".
US silence on Khashoggi 'not an option'
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Journalism
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I agree w/ this assessment; however, Trump will not permit it against one of his 3 best buds. Republicans in Congress will not either. They have tethered their fates to Trump. And i'm sure Barr will not support this and betray Trump.
Trump admires dictators and desperately wants to join their exclusive club. He pursues sole power for life. He has the nerve to now stand up to the Supreme Court about the citizen item on the census! He will destroy all of our hallowed institutions and defy the "rule of law" as long as Republicans and his administration enables this.
Interesting to me that all of "his" generals have left this administration
Rich
Trump admires dictators and desperately wants to join their exclusive club. He pursues sole power for life. He has the nerve to now stand up to the Supreme Court about the citizen item on the census! He will destroy all of our hallowed institutions and defy the "rule of law" as long as Republicans and his administration enables this.
Interesting to me that all of "his" generals have left this administration
Rich
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