SAUDI CROWN PRINCE UNDER INVESTIGATION Prince Mohammed bin Salman Context Ongoing investigation in France for torture and inhuman treatment committed during the Yemen war On 24 November 2018, the Argentine authorities received a complaint from Human Rights Watch for his alleged responsibility in war crimes committed in Yemen, as well as alleged torture against Saudi citizens. Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Buenos Aires for the G20 Summit on 28 November 2018. Current status Under investigation Suspect Facts Crown prince and deputy prime minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia On 25 March 2015, an international coalition led by Saudi Arabia launched air strikes against the armed group of Houthis in Yemen, triggering a major armed conflict. For three years now, Yemen has been ravaged by a war that has already killed more than 10,000 people, half of whom are civilians. Country of residence of suspect Saudi Arabia Charges Torture and inhuman treatment Developments in 2018 On 9 April 2018, while Mohammed bin Salman was in France on a personal visit, the Yemeni human rights group Legal Center for Rights and Development (LCRD) lodged a complaint against him with the French specialized unit for the prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture within the Paris High Court (hereinafter “the specialized unit”). The complaint alleges that Mohammed bin Salman bears complicity in acts of torture and inhuman treatment committed by Saudi forces in Yemen since 2015. A judge should be designated to investigate the case. Mohammed bin Salman was appointed Minister of Defense on 23 January 2015. One of his first acts was to launch the military campaign in Yemen along with other Arab states. UN bodies and human rights groups have denounced the widespread violations of human rights and humanitarian law committed in Yemen. Alleged violations include deliberately targeting civilians, the use of illegal cluster-munitions, indiscriminate airstrikes and a naval blockade that deprived civilians of access to basic necessities. The complaint alleges that certain attacks on civilian targets constitute violations of the 1984 Convention against Torture. These include the destruction of an Oxfam warehouse containing humanitarian supplies on 18 April 2015; airstrikes on a wedding ceremony on 28 September 2015, which killed 131 civilians; the 26 October 2015 attack on an MSF hospital, the GPS coordinates of which 29 were known to the coalition; and the bombing of a funeral hall in Sana’a on 8 October 2016, which resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.