GENEVA (Reuters) – A UN human rights investigator said on Monday that it was “extremely dangerous” for the United States to have named Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler as having approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi but not to have taken action against him. Agnes Callamard, special rapporteur on summary executions who led a UN investigation into Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, reiterated her call for sanctions targeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s assets and his international engagements. He approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi, according to a declassified UA intelligence released on Friday as the United States imposed sanctions on some of those involved but spared the crown prince himself in an effort to preserve relations with the kingdom. “That to me is an extremely dangerous move on the part of the USA.”White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday that the United States reserves the right to sanction the crown prince in the future if necessary. The one thing it cannot do – it cannot do – is to be silent and take no action on their findings,” Callamard said.

Source: Egypt Independent March 02, 2021 07:52 UTC