UN INVESTIGATION INTO MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI

Early day motion 2515, tabled 20 June 2019 by Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 22 members.

That this House notes that credible evidence has been uncovered linking the upper echelons of the Saudi regime to the horrific murder of Jamal Khashoggi; commends the work of the United Nations' expert, Ms. Agnes Callamards' investigation into the murder that took place on 2nd October 2018; condemns this horrendous attack on journalistic freedom; and agrees with the UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions that the UN must now establish an international criminal investigation.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 8, Labour 4, Plaid Cymru 4, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1.