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well it's been a dramatic week and surely more drama to come on thursday and parliament will be another series of votes this evening as we've been hearing there in the diem's report the key one of course whether to go to the e.u. and ask for an extension on the brakes a deadline of march the twenty ninth effectively delaying it breaks it for fear of time that he's likely to pass it will be accompanied by a number of amendments yet to be finally chosen among them though we could see votes for and against or amendments for and against a second referendum vote intriguingly the people's vote so-called may get its first proper hearing tonight in parliament but all of this taking place in the context of talk of parliament trying to take back control from a government in crisis so they were senior ministers openly defying the prime minister on wednesday night a prime minister who's also already is being perhaps fatally away on her last legs
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but to reason may he's fighting back it may be a last gasp effort but she's fighting back on behalf of her deal she wants to bring it back for a third vote next week and she believes it is the only deal on the table the best deal for britain and her message to parliament is if you want to ensure that there is no no deal outcome well you've got to vote for a deal in the way she's couched this vote this evening on an extension is in terms of a very stark warning to parliament she's saying look the e.u. will give us a short technical extension if you approve my deal next week they will give you an extension to facilitate it if you don't and you've got nothing to take its place well then you must accept a much longer stay of article fifty perhaps a year or even more taking in the european elections which britain will have to field candidates for all of which may spell the end of breaks in her calculation her gamble here is that enough m.p.'s will be persuaded will be fearful enough of
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that potential. outcome that they will look for and find a way to vote for the deal and i must say there are signs already that some previously implacable groups are beginning to do just that john howard keeping track of those bags a developments for us thank you. and still ahead an hour to their new moves to end u.s. support for the saudi every article nation in yemen but the well they get the president's backing we'll have the details. how the shows are still fairly heavy insular ways in bali eastwood's maybe west papua but the whole mass is trying to drift slowly west woods now the forecast gives you dark green centers do they was popular and the eastern side of java
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sumatra singapore or look sunny they could be cloud in the sky but it doesn't particularly wet occasional showers running up into the gulf of thailand and heading towards singapore by saturday and there are a few showing themselves in the philippines in the vietnamese coast there but they're not yet prevalent we see some big showers around the north and the west of australia i think it's going to be down the queen's encouraged which you can see developing till the end of the day where the real witness shows itself and the picture on friday still quite well when brits from the thirty two bit twenty's slowly will be i think in adelaide down to melbourne even hope was a twenty inter-city that about twenty six i think thirty would be a good call roughly speaking but it suddenly will make you feel colder and here is the picture i was wanting to see from brisbane south was our new south wales coast of southern queensland these are often showers could be pretty big bulky they shouldn't cells in tropical queens and and you notice further north west this is
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hello again i let's take you straight to a press conference taking place in algiers with the new prime minister nor then back to me let's listen in. walks of life. until we all yes creation of the great algerian people god almighty guide our steps forward. i open the floor to questions. before the president or tips of the media. good morning might have last minute if you need to say algeria tell it to the letter and was you know when political mr prime minister resentment here has been designated by the president in the fall and your government. to be caretaker of italy are becoming that what syria and when will you be able to
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declare the nearly formally yeah government and can you shed light on the nature of such a government just had to ask. the. presidency letter made mention of a steering committee that he and that went with a time limit of twenty nine the end of twenty nineteen. does the upcoming government have a similar deadline. with respect to the government. we are in the process of forming. such government and we are currently holding consultation and this respect. and can we at least say that the. formation of the government will take into account
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to accommodate all the people's talents. and qualifications namely the young you from among. our young male and female algerians and all the to be able to live up to the responsibilities of. placed on our shoulders and also to level up to the aspiration of the people and. the government. will take into account to harness all the resources. of the country in order to continue. with the operation and functioning. of the state institution to have all served with the gold.
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cheve the design development as a spy by the people and by the way so it is going to be an up in government where all that qualifications and talents can be accommodated currently we are in the. deliberation process make no mistake that the government will include technocrats to accommodate all the technicals and professionals from among the people and we look forward to forming this upcoming government where all the components of the political spectrum of algeria can be represented. especially that this government will function within a very short span of time not more than one year so. they will focus mainly on operations on the ground and that's why we you owe all
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our way of the challenges lying. the second part of your question with respect to pirate is as wish me we are working. as media momentum and upon the formation of the upcoming government we will immediately. proceed with laying down within a century make an as for the all inclusive national dialogue or national committee which will be convened immediately upon the formation of the upcoming government. and i'll tell you one television. mr prime minister there is a question echoed by the public. how can the president.
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be. running the race while he is in the letter and stating that he has no intention to run for the upcoming grace. we need an example a nation into this. and the second question is. this army. of deserve a zip code that. feel there is you know when desire to have directional. government. if you had a minister and the fall front with another acting in the shadows. how do you come.
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consideration will be given to the hours and performance of the upcoming government with all the teams to be for. the government's main task will be to bring people together and. work jointly with its members to translate on the ground all the aspirations of the algerian people as echoed by them during the demonstrations there for. the formation and existence of this government. it is a living prose. of. the genuine will i. feel that all the members of the government will stand up. to the future challenges and that's why i have no problem with with this end principle.
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my task and my goal is to join forces and work together as one team and specially that the upcoming period requires all of us me no matter where we are to join hands and where together just based on our. mutual resolve. and common goal. should. close lee and jointly translate the dream with. the algerian people men and women who took to the street their messages and where near morosely but strong that's why we will do our best. to function within this spirit at teamwork spirit
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in order to sever mallinson challenges laying their head. even without a shot. how do you interpret the president is first and second letters. to me. the i see the bones of the letters and compliment one another but just. the the massive. demonstrations across the country and demands. by the people. to postpone. the presidential election was shabby were all met by swift response and by the
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president. translated where mass is here. and the popular masses. and especially that we believe that people's aspirations to transcend above all. some political parties raised doubts on the election yes. response and the decisions made and those to be made and the all inclusive. congress. so. specially that. the all inclusive commission where all of our see the upcoming
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elections in absolute transparency and this one's ability and they will give egypt are going to great significantly more years such a before the upcoming elections. mr prime minister when they take measures to use the said while ago the president responded swiftly and must. the elections however we cannot see constitutional. legal grounds of the term due to this resolution postponing. the election on a new fee. another question. for you at the beginning for us at a time rooney police took to the streets rejecting them and in suppressing their rejection to the president running for failing to move now that people are demanding. to scrap the human exemption given. the current
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i third listen to the to do you. read the letter then to your manager you. do message. certain surveillance to be imposed on certain analyses and figures do you believe that. what happened last week can be described as an act of provocation by the people. to begin with i can tell you that. we are in a defining moment of our history where. many full supports are being circulated and for many of that it was sitting. and the reports. with respect
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to the first part of your question the legal grounds to the extension shabbat is said that the president swiftly responded to the people's demand he acted and that is to once and civilized. he acted to the civilized and discipline civil demands of the people. do you believe that. don't you believe that the people's demand. some fish and ground. to the resolutions handed down by the president the president to the solution came as a response to the people of rightful demand. to you. with respect to the second western. thought.
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i really pray. that he values which cherish today about you know about. dialo. knitty harmony good. turn finance all i mean these principles and values will enable us to sit together and talk to us and with a bit of feel during games and a positive dialogue all these principles will enable us to continue to move forward . so back at my good morning mr hudson and prime minister. i'm honored. that the opposition figures elizabeth who met with
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a lot of. the seven points included in the president the molesters and while the law. in your opinion what your response will be to the opposition that this. opposition raise questions of. the president's vision and. would you go on the date of expiry of his current. the small. again in that to me my. answer is. algeria and people transcend our buffalo that's why the principles that brought us together throughout history at the grave times we relied on the principles of
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mutual confidence mutual faith in one another and michigan engaging in i'm going to struck to have win a positive dialogue that's why we add here and once again from this. position. i recall. all my fellow algerians namely those in the opposition. to engage the how in positive constructive dialogue to listen to one another that this is a very least significant. value. but do you really want to cherish and on earth by all the syrians even back in history. the second question is
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on the president position upon the date of expiry of his. and as a word just a minute what would be the legal grounds for the president of the them in order to continue to hold the had the reins of power following twenty eight. as they said shabbat is this is and will in turn period my head and so it is provisional journey and periods during which we will engage. and the all inclusive commission sofa which will include amman all the components of the coon code the algiers this
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commission. in gauge ridge and you deliberation and hand down and do this illusions in order to exit the current impasse. well you know. and it could be that. if you celebrate the opposition in their meeting. yesterday. you had. a meeting all night is done only inclusive national congress and. the government how are invited for and they do their reception. engaging in any dialogue with. government or the prison to harriet. and the second question is. to ensure
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that it'll be freedom of expression however we have seen. television channels being banned here how can you. feed essentially that hundreds of journalists and families will be. left as jobs. i personally once again thirty million believe. that we could have. our key partners. in this. period of time. the media and the media representatives. to which we express all appreciation and respect and i also point out that the media. we.
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have been living up to that is sponsibility the head. way. and that is and important to us. whether they are public or private us media outlets and. now i need to re and we can assume that all those mechanisms permitting the journalists and media outlets so operate in a transparent democratic and most fear. and. are not perfect. and there are many shortcomings however i am certain that the media will continue to enjoy the respect and confidence by all the people and they will
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have a role to play in the upcoming commission. for me and once again all that is illusions to be handed down by the all in the elusive commission. including those that were reinforcing the freedom of expression and the performance of media. will take into account the media the media outlets if you have and journalists and they will pave the way for a futuristic new approach to words media and journalism. and once again. that. the media and media representatives have lived up to those sponsibility throughout the. days and they will continue to play a big role subash
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a man who was in algiers futures are one. what are the names is it needed or proposed for the. becoming government especially that you many are calling for a letter to know brian will miss a government back to. the parliament and constitutional council should be the solved. specter the formation of the government as i said we are in the process of deliberation stations and discussion and once again. i reiterate that we are taking and we will continue to take into account the talents . and qualifications we are representative of all. people we have young wiley five talents who will no doubt play
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a big role in the upcoming a transitional period will also have. professionals and experts who will play a similar role. their soul. while forming the government will bear in mind the messages articulated by the people over the past week and that demands raised by the masses and the street over the past few weeks. how about the second question where the parliament and constitutional council being this old. sort of article good morning with respect to this question. i believe the prime minister designate has. responded to all the questions
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and it was a question need to address the final ones at the studio so too was it as i said yesterday all that counts if you still state institutions will continue to function and for a. the coming election is held this is based on the principle . of the. functionality. of the state institutions and this also comes in line with the seven point of the seven messages contains and the president's letters at the summit which are all supplemental and compliment complimentary to one another and i had it rain all the statist you sense will continue to function and operate and till a new president is elected. and i sent a newspaper mr prime minister. that every we.
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demand by the people of the east and you're getting higher and higher we need a specific deadline to the all inclusive national commission for in. the second question what we have seen that the people understood the need. to me to be represented by the opposition and therefore what are the principles to be taken into account. why conversing with the people. to directly answer your question the commissioner of the conference will be held. at the end is in order to lay down. and immediately upon the formation of the government the necessity mechanism all measures of the conference will be explained including the deadline.
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with respect to the second question just that the ceiling of demands is getting higher. i simply say we cannot provide or crystallize our vision until we all sit together it can worse. and lays down our favorite is that's why the all inclusive national conference will provide us with an opportunity to examine all the demands the proposals and suggestions is this will be an opportunity all the algerian people men and women and young people of all walks of life from each and every corner of algeria.
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so. the more of this i have on a. newspaper none of. them or the president's last. letter into following the first parliament of the presidential election with barack with a promise not to run out of. now the people are calling for a new new government. response and. yesterday you stated that the government is prepared to sit together with the opposition for jonathan what and why the opposition can't they go and really it is and if you say no to the negotiating table. with the government. from a woman will be will approach the words the opposition and the massive.
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and the straight. just once again. that algeria is rife with young talent qualified professionals and. we have listened and witnessed some the year over the past week and they will also listen to some of the people's demands as well as their aspirations including the young beauty therefore the government will have an all inclusive comprehensive approach to address all these certain qualified. professionals namely the young you. with respect to the second question of the. stated.
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we have a genuine desire to sit and converse with all the political sciences in saluting the opposition who are not only in that they are invited to join in the upcoming government and. this means. that. the. problem and the problematic issues including women and the demands of the people are higher. for the. price we have been listening to. new algerian government speaking giving a press conference mostly after prime minister no again but do we who was put in place after weeks of mass protests and the former president abdelaziz bouteflika
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said he would not be contesting elections now during his press conference. he. repeated several times saying that all members of the political spectrum will be represented in this new government the government this new government will not be in place for more than a year they'll be working closely to realize the dreams of gerry and send the youth once again pointing to the protests. all right we can get more on this from a mobile backer who is a research fellow at. the school for advanced studies and social science and she joins us now on the phone from our dearest all right i believe you've been listening into this can you add give us an idea of some of the points that were made in particular to appease a lot of the skepticism against this new government. yeah a lot of scale of skepticism they indeed i mean what we have to understand is that
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the government's hand and the ruling elites are trying to avoid fridays and demonstrations make try to demonstrations that cost so they are trying to accelerate the pace of negotiation but they are doing so not by taking into account what the what is currently emerging from civil society and how are people going i think themselves believe in civil society but just because she's trying to include opposition parties who have been totally the critical lies among the gentle creations and actually these the national conference with the give pain of in critical condition party to something that has been asked by opposition potsdam says since the two passed mandates so that's not quite new and also something full of crucial importance we are listening and we are singing the
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prime minister the first minister the words good to see a calm. is to that france is still not addressing the demands of his people and trying to offering some options and as as the president has the people to believe. the person that we supposed to be in charge of the situation and of the organization of the transition. i understand mass protests are due tomorrow how much of this press conference is about appeasing that and also it seems the prime minister kept bringing up the idea of the youth being involved in the process why was that important. well actually that's a quite the contrary these kind of statements is only enforcing the feeling of limitation on the field of not being heard among the people so that's not quite cleaver move actually that's why not i would say that these gestures these national conferences and and try and tentative schuler to provide the reforms are much more
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directed towards the al-jazeera international is and the regime's international thoughts and mainly france and the let's weather them towards the algerians i believe. he had the prime minister those who said that there were calls on the opposition to be part to chart be part of this constructive dialogue and building the government had a journalist had brought up brought up the fact that there doesn't seem to be any sign of this do you believe that going forward the opposition will be included. well that's not that's new actually as well as he said the beginning of the visas and dates the illiterate have theirs because then the gold pieces the a couple of the boxes even the kind of forms so for the quite business as usual the fact is that these are positions parties as i stated have been the ones who have been asking for and negotiated transition to full for long but the having done so be has the stance that time talking to and talking about the police was saved in
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the mail jail and not talking to the people so they lacked any own credibility and they need to deal with the duty even though days she would help the people children eyes themselves and to think about the would situations and how would you cultish and should like so we have to understand that now we know joe you have to disconnect the words if i could say that we. do his human needs the codes that are positions that are trying to discuss their own negotiate the transition and on the other hand the people who are trying to organize the themselves and trying to think about the transition they will cultural by their own we've been listening to the prime minister the new prime minister of all jury a speaking on certain questions from journalists and i'm a boubacar has been speaking to us being us and alice's what we've been hearing thank you very much appreciate it thank you and moving on to some other news rescue and recovery efforts are still ongoing in the nigerian city of lagos this
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after a three story building collapsed on wednesday killing at least eight people the building house apartments and a parmeet school on the top floor and as many as a hundred people were inside the building when it came down on that interest has more from lagos. read. jim remember. this is one of several children pulled from the rubble so far. the three storey building contain two homes shops and a primary school for least one hundred young students. it's in the tough i-g. area of lagos island the regional heart of my generous most populous city what that would just warn you i don't know i don't know it would be out soon because. we. pull out all the stuff i see my kids. and everybody i get to yesterday and the this child look in the petition you can hear the relieve of the
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onlookers as she is carriage through the crowd turned on people was then another limp for emerges and as long as they enjoy it there are those it's too late to say. these are the frantic efforts of people waiting for an organized professional response. they use their bare hands trying to get to the unknown number of victims trapped and then these. rescue teams arrive with a crane and speak of successes that nobody caught up in the number of casualties involved that was so far so good we have rescued but not pleased at the fall out their rescue i don't mind the rescue mission is still ongoing every due to machinery dig through the rubble to get to those still trapped miners the workers say still a rescue operation i need to will continue until the last person is four dollars
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but as they always process survival chances also they made us. television station so sure injured children of illegals are in general hospital such events are all too frequent in nigeria in two thousand and sixteen three building collapses killed at least one hundred thirty people. al-jazeera lagos nigeria. more than one hundred schools have been closed in the malaysia due to talk six fumes around forty tons of chemical waste was dumped in a river in the southern region of facility go down last week since then more than five hundred people have reported dizziness nausea and shortness of breath several are in critical condition a parliament is said to debate whether to declare a state of emergency later today. louis has more from kuala lumpur. the order to close more than one hundred schools in the southern state of jehovah in malaysia affects some thirty thousand school children now more than five hundred people have
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been taken ill since toxic chemicals were dumped into the kim kim river last week they had a range of symptoms that include dizziness shortness of breath and norcia we also understand that more than one hundred people had to be admitted to hospital investigators from the department of environment say they've concluded their investigations and the substance dumped into the river some twenty to forty tons of it is a type of marine oil now the heat and the strong winds have combined to make the matters worse helping to disperse the toxic fumes. three people have been arrested including two factory owners and one is expected to be charged in court now malaysia has been found to very well in the environmental arena lately in the last couple of months more than one hundred illegal plastic recycling factories had to be shut down they were accused of importing plastic waste without permits and also of burning to ways that could no longer be recycled and
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a couple of years ago unregulated box like mining created huge environmental problems that let the country to impose a temporary ban on books like mining now authorities are taking this matter very seriously they've already started a cleanup operation the military as well as the state oil company is involved and the prime minister himself is visiting the area today at least two hundred right wing jewish activists have entered the mosque compound in the occupied east jerusalem several groups have been calling for people to gather in large numbers to quote protect what israelis call the gates of mercy and palestinians called. earlier this week palestinians worshipers were allowed to reopen the gate and pray there for the first time in sixteen years. and congress is moving forward with a resolution to withdraw u.s. military support for the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen the senate passed
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the measure which is now likely to be approved by the house of representatives there's no guarantee though it will become law how does joe castro explains why from washington. on yemen the u.s. senate has spoken again a resolution to end american military assistance to the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen passed the upper chamber fifty four to forty six support for the resolution was again bipartisan this is a victory for progressives this is a victory for conservatives and i hope that not only can we end the war in yemen not only can we provide humanitarian relief to a people who need it so badly but that today marks the beginning. a time when congress understands what its constitutional responsibilities all and takes those responsibilities back if this looks and sounds familiar it's because the senate has gone through these same motions before in december senators passed
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a similar resolution but it went nowhere in the republican controlled house now that the house has a democratic majority it's expected to sail through the real test is whether president donald trump will sign the resolution into law but trump has threatened to veto a white house statement argues the resolution which for the first time evokes the war powers resolution would set a bad legal precedent and despite pressure from members of his own party to distance himself from saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin some on trump has doubled down on his support for him that's despite the cia's conclusion that bin salmond directed the killing of u.s. based journalist jamal. khashoggi was killed by government hit men inside the saudi consulate in istanbul nearly six months ago since then the outrage over his murder and dismemberment has been a resurgent topic in congress bringing together members of both parties in
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a divided government but that has not been enough to convince president donald trump to punish saudi arabia and there's no indication he'll do so now heidi joe castro al-jazeera washington and martin dennis will be here with the news hour stay with us. used properly can be a beautiful site. led them to our country. trump has found to keep money out of america people in power travels alongside those hoping to make it a. more came as she's. business updates brought to you by
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problem for your town that they don't have a hell of a question mark over him but he does have a corruption question mark over it doesn't look good for the news business of picking hazmat go i'm going to do everywhere knowing but what are you saying you get why there's a lot of disillusionment with the u.n. across the globe these five that is called fall of the brakes doesn't build confidence a great smoke to join me. from my guests from around the world and we debate the week's top stories i don't think issues. this is al jazeera. hello and welcome to the sound is there a new sound live from doha denis coming up in the next sixty minutes confusion in saudi arabia says those responsible for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi
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have been brought to justice but gives no details. hundreds of people sick in malaysia after a suspected chemical. a day before planned protest sound theory is new prime minister promises a government of technocrats open to all. china blocks the u.n. move to designate as terrorist the leader of an armed group accused of killing forty troops in indian administered kashmir. i'm joined with the sports just days before the first grand prix of the season for no one's race director charlie whiting die suddenly in melbourne. and saudi arabia says those responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal
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khashoggi have been brought to justice the head of its human rights commission made the statement at the un human rights conference in geneva but there were no details given now jamal khashoggi was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year and his body we understand was dismembered now investigations by the u.n. and turkey have pointed the finger at high ranking saudi officials let's go live now to geneva to our correspondent needs barkha needs never before i would guess have the saudi authorities had to defend their record on human rights as they have today. yes that's right because of the start of this session last week more than thirty countries thirty six countries in total including every single country many western countries penciled a joint statement condemning human rights abuses in the country specifically when
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it comes to joining the international investigation into the death of jamal khashoggi also when it comes to the treatment of human rights defenders specifically women women's rights defenders within the country so this was a chance really for the saudis to answer some of those concerns they appear to have avoided many of them head on but there have been some extra details of the death of the saudi journalists. according to the saudi human rights commission or the perpetrators have been brought to justice within the country they went through at least three different hearings their lawyers were present according to the saudis to n.g.o.s who were able to sit in on that hearing or several hearings it's very very unclear we don't have any confirmation a tool from any ngo that indeed was the case it seems to be raising many many more questions rather than providing any concerted idea of exactly what has happened
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when it comes to bringing the alleged perpetrator the perpetrators to justice a little bit earlier we spoke to john fisher from human rights watch to raise his worries about what he's been hearing here today. well i think what we've heard from the international community is a clear call for an independent international inquiry into the murder murder of america. we understand that there has been a process playing out within saudi arabia but it's equally clear that there are many unanswered questions including who ultimately was responsible for clarity's death who who ordered it how high up it went we know that the special rapporteur on accidental execution and u.s. kalama has has launched an independent inquiry of her own into the into the murder of shoji and we call upon saudi arabia as a member of the human rights council to cooperate with the council's own mechanisms including the special operator and ensure that they are willing to allow her access and to give her whatever information she needs in order to conduct that independent inquiry what we've seen from the outset since this whole whole saga became became
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public has a series of obfuscations and denials by saudi arabia some cases where there are accounts simply do not fit the facts and so it's very difficult to have confidence in there and the narrative and that's why we're calling for an international independent inquiry so that the international community can can rightfully esten the facts for itself so neither clearly that member of human rights watch and reiterating the cool for an independent international inquiry but that's something that the saudi delegates to this this meeting was categorically against. yes categorically again they strongly resisted the idea of internationalizing the case they said it was a case for them to deal with within within the country itself there has been immense pressure coming from all largely good section of the human rights council
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here to try and make sure that the saudis cooperate with that international process that the human rights represents to the human rights watch representative was talking about there but it's been resisted against you know time and time again and again by the saudi authorities what we are seeing though from the start of this session it's really a change in tone a change of mood there's a real frustration against many members of the council that for far too long saudi arabia has been able to bury accusations of civil rights abuses within the council use whatever support it can get from its diplomatic part as partners within the council to to obfuscate and avoid dealing with things head on but given the immense pressure that it's now facing after the joint statement was issued at the start of this session signed by thirty six different delegations saudi arabia has fewer places to go but it's doing its best not to answer the questions that are being asked of it. live at that u.n.
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session in geneva thank you very much well let's remind ourselves of the people who are allegedly involved in the murder of jamal khashoggi men who have close links to the saudi crown prince mohammed bin sound man there is. believed to have been the coordinator of the entire operation he was part of crown prince mohammed bin salman security team then there's salah mohammad al to bagel he's an expert in all taught says and he worked for saudi arabia's internal security agency then six members of the hit team were part of the crown's prince his personal security. now three others were members of the national guard that's the internal security force which protects the royal family and one was a member of the royal air force part of the ministry of defense which of course falls under the control of the crown prince who is also the minister of defense then there is saudi khatami a former senior advisor to the crown prince he played
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a major role in the murder but his whereabouts currently unknown mohammed al to baby the saudi consul general in istanbul at the time of the murder he returned to riyadh but no one currently knows larry is let's go live now to our correspondent in this stamboul of course this is where the murder of jamal khashoggi actually took place in an cacio who is our correspondent there i would imagine that these words coming from the saudi representative in geneva will not go down very well at all in this stamboul where the call for international an independent international investigation is perhaps the main way forward as far as attention to thorazine see it well marty yes it seems like for the turks international inquiry is the best and only solution because the turkish rhetorical has been the same since the beginning they want a fair and transparent interim geisha in saudi arabia and. and
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and turkey believes that he believes that the investigation ongoing in saudi arabia is not transparent we first heard about this when the saudi prosecutor came to meet with the turkish. persecutor in istanbul and he asked for all the evidence and all the investigation files from the turkish side but he did he shared nothing and then we heard from the justice minister and the foreign minister that the saudis side is not collaborating or cooperating with the turkish side of course. even though turkey try to sort out this problem by late really with the saudi with saudi arabia who is also a huge economic ally of turkey the things that didn't go or didn't go as turkey expected and. turkish president down turkey's foreign minister justice minister everybody said that it is time for an international investigation so where is what turkey is up to is that the troops are waiting for the investigation report that
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you and. this column art is preparing which is due to be delegated in june so turkey is waiting for this report but the initial reports initial statement by agnes column aren't as suggested suggests that. was brutally murdered and the investigation ongoing in saudi arabia was not transparent also we heard from turkey's prisms add on that they had some information one of the suspects which is you know who is saad elbow stanny one of the members of that fifteen member hit squad was was killed in a traffic accident soon after he left turkey after after completing the job in a stumblin saudi consulate also we heard we have been hearing from the turkish security sources that they had the information. on who is one of the prime suspects of this investigation file is living in a villa with his family out in the outskirts of the. city and he is free also the
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same fate for. who is one of the one of the other primary suspects of the investigation file and took it says that they have no information about the names of the suspects who is being who are being tried in saudi arabia and even the decision by the saudi authorities for a life sentence for the suspects created a lot of noise and turkey because turkey said if you if you get a life sentence if you give death sentence to those suspects we're not going to be able to hear about the facts and realities of this murder and it isn't the case is not going to be. it's not going to come come to light and last night speaking live at a t.v. interview turkey's president repeated the turkish narrative he said that we are followers. of murder case and when it gets internationalize we will not avoid ourselves from following it in the international courts but first for turkey the
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initial u.n. report by agnes color marked as important and they are waiting for this report and saw that this murder can can be international investigated by many parties and saudi arabia really has a transparent and fair. about the suspects of this murder case ok thank you. gerry's new prime minister's been addressing the public for the first time since he was appointed the recently promoted nurdin bed early says he is forming a government of technocrats which will be open to all he added that the government's mandate will not exceed one year the former interior minister was appointed prime minister this week after mass protests forced the ailing president . to abandon his bid for a fifth term. the doors will be open to everyone we are listening to everybody we are talking to everyone and we will work with everyone.

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