Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday the kingdom was committed to a thorough and complete investigation to get to the truth behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
Saudi Arabia had sent a team to Turkey for a joint investigation and "uncovered evidence of a murder" in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, the minister told a news conference in Indonesia during a state visit.
"We expressed commitment ... to see to it that the investigation is thorough and complete and the truth is revealed and those responsible will be held to account," al-Jubeir said at the joint news conference with his Indonesian counterpart.
Turkey will go until the end to enlighten the "nefarious murder" of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the spokesman for President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday.Khashoggi went missing on Oct. 2 when he entered the consulate in Istanbul. After weeks of denying knowledge of his fate, Saudi officials said the prominent journalist was killed in a "rogue operation".Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Ibrahim Kalin said nothing would remain in the dark about the investigation on Khashoggi's killing, adding Saudi officials had a responsibility to reveal the truths about the killing.Turkey says Khashoggi murder complicated and 'monstrously planned'Erdoğan says will discuss Khashoggi case with Turkey's ministers on MondayFootage of Saudi operative dressed in Khashoggi's clothes after journalist's death emergesTurkey expects U.S. to lift sanctionsTurkey expects the United States to lift the sanctions it has imposed on it after the release of U.S. evangelical Christian pastor Andrew Brunson, the spokesman İbrahim Kalin said.Ties between Ankara and Washington have been strained over a host of issues, including Brunson's detention, and the United States has imposed sanctions and tariffs on Ankara, prompting a currency crisis in Turkey that saw the lira currency plunge more than 40 percent this year.Brunson was released on Oct. 12 after being held in prison and house arrest for some two years while being tried on terrorism charges, which he has denied.
Turkey says will enlighten 'nefarious murder' of Khashoggi
"We will see to it ... that procedures and mechanisms are put in place to ensure that something like this can never happen again," he said.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of the Saudi government, disappeared after he entered the consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 to obtain documents for his marriage.
Saudi Arabia initially denied knowledge of his fate before saying he had been killed in a fight in the consulate, an explanation that has drawn international scepticism.
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son in law, said on Monday the United States is still in a "fact-finding" phase on the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Asked about the credibility of a Saudi investigation of the killing that took place in their Istanbul consulate, Kushner told CNN: "We're getting facts in from multiple places."Khashoggi saw Turkey as key country in new Middle EastUS congressman says Jared Kushner may have organized Khashoggi murder
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U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler on Sunday, but said he was still not satisfied with what he had heard about the killing.
Foreign Minister al-Jubeir said 18 people had been detained and six senior government officials had already been dismissed as a result of the investigation.
On Monday, al-Jubeir met Indonesian President Joko Widodo who called for a "transparent and thorough" investigation of the killing.
The killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a grave crime which needs to be investigated to unearth the truth, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday.When asked whether France could act like Germany, which has said it wants to stop arms exports to the kingdom while uncertainty over Khashoggi's death persists, Le Drian said any response would come after the truth had been established. Car belonging to Saudi consulate found in Istanbul parking lotImran Khan leaves for Saudi conference saying Pakistan 'desperate' for loans
French foreign minister says killing of Saudi journalist grave crime