Saudi public prosecutor Saud Al Mojeb
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor has completed his inspections in Turkey and is heading to Istanbul's Ataturk airport, a private Turkish broadcaster said on Wednesday, after he held three days of talks with Turkish officials on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saud Al Mojeb carried out inspections at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where Khashoggi was killed earlier this month, and held meetings with Turkey's public prosecutor and Turkish intelligence officials.
Indonesia has protested to Saudi Arabia over the execution of an Indonesian maid, convicted of murdering her employer who a workers' rights group said was trying to rape her at the time.President Joko Widodo said he called Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, to lodge a protest and demand to know why Indonesia had not been informed about the execution of the woman, Tuti Tursilawati."We have called Saudi Arabia's foreign minister and conveyed our protest," Widodo was quoted as saying by the office of his cabinet secretary.Tursilawati, who was working in the city of Ta'if, was found guilty of killing her employer in June 2011.Saudi Arabia executed Indonesian worker: Rights groupIndonesian advocacy group Migrant Care said in September that the mother of one had been defending herself from being raped.The office of the cabinet secretary cited the Migrant Care assertion.The Saudi ambassador to Indonesia had been summoned to discuss the matter, the president said.The Saudi embassy in Jakarta did not answer calls seeking comment."The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ignored principles of human rights, including a right for everyone to live," said Abidin Fikri, a member of Indonesia's parliament.Indonesia, which is the world's biggest Muslim-majority country and generally enjoys good ties with Saudi Arabia, also has the death penalty for certain crimes.Indonesia has asked Saudi Arabia several times to improve protection of its workers there, including this month when Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met al-Jubeir in Jakarta.
Indonesia protests to Saudi over execution of maid convicted of murder
France doesn't rule out any sanction against Saudi Arabia if its authorities are found to have been involved in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday.France has called on Saudi Arabia to establish the truth about the case -- having already changed its story several times -- identify those behind the killing and punish them."So long as those who are responsibile and the circumstances around the killing are not made public, released and evaluated, we will go on demanding the truth," Le Drian told RTL radio. "So far we don't have it.""We'll take the necessary measures against those who are responsible," Le Drian said, adding that France didn't rule out any sanctions against Saudi Arabia, which is a large buyer of French armaments, luxury products and many other exports.The death of Khashoggi - a Washington Post columnist and a critic of Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - has sparked global outrage and pitched the world's top oil exporter into a period of crisis.Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligenceKhashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and has not been seen since. His body has not been found. Saudi Arabia has admitted he was killed in what it described as a botched rendition attempt.Western countries have grown increasingly critical of Saudi Arabia over the case, as well as Saudi's pursuit of its war in Yemen. Germany has said it will stop arm sales to Riyadh.Le Drian said Germany acted too early. "I think we must wait for the investigation to find the culprits," he said.He downplayed the importance of weapon sales to Saudi Arabia for the French economy, saying they represented only 7 percent of the France's overall weapon exports."We are not dependent on Saudi Arabia on that matter," he said.US schools rethinking Saudi funding
French foreign minister says sanctions against Saudi Arabia possible
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor held talks overnight with Turkish intelligence officials over the investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Demirören news agency said.It said Saud Al Mojeb left his hotel shortly after midnight and went to the Istanbul regional offices of Turkey's National Intelligence Agency (MIT). It did not say how long he stayed there before returning to his hotel.Khashoggi's death has escalated into a crisis for the world's top oil exporter, which at first denied any knowledge of, or role in, his disappearance four weeks ago.UN calls for impartial probe into Khashoggi’s killingLast week Mojeb contradicted previous Saudi statements, saying Khashoggi's killing was premeditated. Riyadh says it has arrested 18 suspects, including a team sent to Istanbul hours before Khashoggi's death, but has rejected Turkey's call for their extradition.President Tayyip Erdoğan, who has demanded more information from Saudi Arabia, said on Tuesday Istanbul's chief prosecutor had asked Mojeb to disclose who sent the team from Riyadh which is suspected of involvement in the killing.The killing of Khashoggi, a critic of de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has put into focus the West's close relationship with Saudi Arabia - a major arms buyer and lynchpin of Washington's regional plans to contain Iran. Washington Post awaits answers on Khashoggi murder
Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence