<span style="color: #222222;">An independent UN rights expert has said that there is credible evidence linking Saudi Arabia's crown prince to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a fresh report, UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard determined that no conclusion is made as to guilt. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The only conclusion made is that there is credible evidence meriting further investigation, by proper authority. She also urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to launch an official international criminal investigation into the case. <br />'' <br />'' Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Riyadh initially said it had no knowledge of his fate, but later blamed the murder on rogue agents.<br />'' <br />'' UN special rapporteurs are independent and do not speak for the world body.</span><br />''