Argentinian Prosecutor Will Pursue A War Crimes Case Against Saudi Crown Prince Salman

BREAKING: #Argentina prosecutor proceeds with case against MBS, asks judge to request information from #Yemen & #Saudi governments re alleged crimes, and asks Argentine MFA re MBS’s diplomatic status.

— Sarah Leah Whitson (@sarahleah1) November 28, 2018

The Independent: Argentina 'proceeds with prosecution' against Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman over Yemen war

"A cloud of suspicion will loom over him as he tries to rebuild his shattered reputation."

An Argentinian prosecutor has agreed to pursue a case against Saudi Arabia‘s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, over possible war crimes in Yemen, according to Human Rights Watch.

HRW petitioned Argentina's judiciary on Monday to use a clause in its constitution to prosecute Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, who arrived in the country to attend the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.

Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of HRW’s Middle East and North Africa Division, announced on Twitter that a prosecutor has agreed to take up the case, and asked a judge to request information from Yemeni and Saudi authorities regarding alleged war crimes, and had also asked Argentina's foreign ministry whether the crown prince's diplomatic status might allow a legal proceeding to go forward.

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