<span style="color: #222222;">International human rights groups today demanded justice for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in Turkey on this day last year.<br />''<br />'' Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in an operation that allegedly involved 15 agents sent from Riyadh. His body was never found.<br />''<br />'' In a statement in Dubai, Human Rights Watch alleged that the Saudi authorities have obstructed meaningful accountability for Khashoggi's murder.<br />''<br />'' It criticised recent comments by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in which he accepted collective responsibility for the journalist's murder, but denied he was personally to blame.<br />''<br />''Amnesty International said Prince Mohammed's admission of full responsibility as a leader in Saudi Arabia would remain a public relation stunt if not met with immediate action.</span><br />
News On AIR | October 2, 2019 9:29 PM
Rights groups demand justice on Khashoggi murder anniversary