The Argentine federal judge reviewing a Human Rights Watch complaint against the Saudi crown prince has asked the Argentine Foreign Ministry to seek information from Yemen, Turkey and the International Criminal Court, the judge's office told Reuters on Wednesday.
The office of federal judge Ariel Lijo said it was seeking information on any open cases relating to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi or war crimes in Yemen.
Human Rights Watch asked Argentina on Monday to use a war crimes clause in its constitution to investigate any involvement by the crown prince in possible crimes against humanity in Yemen and Khashoggi’s murder.
The crown prince arrived in Buenos Aires earlier on Wednesday for the G20 summit, which begins on Friday.
