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Paris Judge Opens Crimes-Against-Humanity Probe into Khashoggi Killing

5/16/2026

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A Paris magistrate opened a crimes-against-humanity probe into the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is the subject of the French judicial investigation.
Democracy for the Arab World Now, Trial International and Reporters Without Borders filed the complaint during Salman’s July 2022 visit to France.
The appeal court reversed prosecutor objections, permitting the judge to probe alleged torture and enforced disappearance tied to the consular killing.

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A Paris magistrate opened a crimes-against-humanity probe into the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is the subject of the French judicial investigation.
Democracy for the Arab World Now, Trial International and Reporters Without Borders filed the complaint during Salman’s July 2022 visit to France.
The appeal court reversed prosecutor objections, permitting the judge to probe alleged torture and enforced disappearance tied to the consular killing.