Demanding that those involved in the alleged Iranian attempt to assassinate its ambassador to the US should be brought to justice,Saudi Arabia has asked the UN chief to bring the heinous plot before the Security Council. Saudi Arabia's UN Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi has formally requested in a letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon that those involved in this outrageous attempt should be brought to justice. The Kingdom's Permanent Mission to the UN asked Ban to bring to the attention of the Security Council the matter of the heinous plot to assassinate Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir,the mission said. The Mission reiterates that the attempted plot is a violation of international laws,United Nations resolutions,and all conventions and norms of humanity." Al-Mouallimi did not specifically mention the kind of action his government wants the Security Council to take. He said the assassination plot is a gross violation of international treaties including those in place to protect diplomats. According to United States authorities,overwhelming evidence leads to the conclusion that this plot was planned,financed,and directed by elements working for or belonging to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, he said. The US had last week charged two Iranian men for conspiring in a plot to kill al-Jubeir. Ban,currently in Geneva,told reporters that he has received correspondences from the US,Iran as well as the Saudi government. He said he has conveyed the correspondences to the Security Council for its consideration. On whether sanctions are in the offing against Iran in the wake of the assassination plot,Ban said he would not be able to comment on it yet.
