Saudi Arabian Attorney General Saud al-Mujeb
Saudi Arabia's Chief Prosecutor Saud Al Mojeb on Tuesday visited the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul as part of probe into slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
He had previously visited his Turkish counterpart at the Çağlayan courthouse.
Mojeb and the accompanying delegation left the consulate after spending one-and-half-hours inside.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed inside the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul after he went there to obtain documents for his forthcoming marriage.
The Turkish prosecutor looking into the death of Jamal Khashoggi has asked Saudi Arabia's prosecutor to say who sent the team involved in the journalist's killing, President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters in parliament, Erdoğan said the Turkish prosecutor had told his Saudi counterpart that the 18 suspects in the case could be tried in Turkey. Saudi officials also needed to reveal the identity of a local cooperator said to have been involved in Khashoggi's disappearance, he said.Saudi Arabia's Chief Prosecutor Saud Al Mojeb on Tuesday arrived at the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul as part of probe into slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi.'Jamal Khashoggi deserves a dignified burial'He had previously visited his Turkish counterpart at the Çağlayan Courthouse.Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed inside the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul after he went there to obtain documents for his forthcoming marriage.After denying any involvement in the disappearance of Khashoggi, 59, for two weeks, Saudi Arabia on Oct. 20 acknowledged his death, saying he had died in a fistfight.Since then, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said Khashoggi’s killing was premeditated, contradicting the previous official statement that it happened accidentally during a tussle in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.Turkey denies top Saudi prosecutor’s request for whole Khashoggi file: reportKhashoggi fiancee says Riyadh behind his murder, criticises Trump response"Turkey will destroy terror structures in east of Euphrates"He also said that Turkey will destroy terror structures in the east of the Euphrates River in Syria, adding that the intervention there had begun and more extensive operations will be launched soon."We will walk over terror groups with more effective operations."The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) on Sunday bombed positions belonging to terrorists of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s Syrian affiliate, the YPG, on the eastern shore of the Euphrates River in Syria.Artillery shells were fired at the YPG-occupied Zour Magyar to the west of northern Syria's Ayn al-Arab region and was aimed at preventing terrorist activities.Russia-Turkey forum to be held in AntalyaHe said that Turkey would bring down all terror nests on the eastern side of Euphrates. "We have finished all our preparations, plans, program regarding the issue," he added.He said that Turkey cannot "look to the future with confidence without solving the Syrian issue".Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.The powers using terror groups as tools to reach their goals are trying to revive Daesh in Syria, Erdoğan warned.Turkey says Idlib deal going as planned, no issue in implementation But, he said, Turkey would never allow them to drag Syria into chaos and bloodshed by inciting the regime or reviving Daesh in the region."Neither people in the region nor the world believe in the Daesh game," said Erdoğan.More than 300 people lost their lives in Daesh-claimed attacks in Turkey, where the terror organization has targeted civilians in suicide bomb, rocket, and gun attacks in recent years.
Erdoğan says Turkish prosecutor asked Saudi counterpart who sent Khashoggi's killers
After denying any involvement in the disappearance of Khashoggi, 59, for two weeks, Saudi Arabia on Oct. 20 acknowledged his death, saying he had died in a fistfight.
Since then, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said Khashoggi’s killing was premeditated, contradicting the previous official statement that it happened accidentally during a tussle in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Riyadh's numerous shifting accounts of the killing have undermined Prince Mohammed's standing.
Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi deserves a “dignified burial,” so “please hand over his body,” Daud Abdullah, the director of Middle East Monitor, is pleading Saudi authorities.Abdullah spoke to Anadolu Agency before a memorial event in London to remember Khashoggi, organized by not-for-profit press monitoring organization Middle East Monitor and the Al Sharq Forum, an independent pro-democracy, non-partisan, non-profit think-tank focusing on the greater Mideast.He said the gathering Monday was organized to recognize Khashoggi’s achievements as a journalist and internationalist.“In the latter years of his life he was based in Washington at the Washington Post,” Abdullah said, adding that this gave him a platform to cast his message far and wide.Abdullah said Khashoggi spread his message of “equality for justice and freedom.”Underlining how Saudi authority admitted that Khashoggi was killed in their Istanbul Consulate after weeks of denial, he urged them to hand over the journalist’s body.“We have just one message [for the Saudis]: We plead in the name of the God, for God’s sake, hand over the body!”“He is entitled to have a dignified burial,” he added.However, he added, the case will not be closed until those responsible for the murder are held accountable.Saudi prosecutor arrives at consulate in Istanbul as Khashoggi probe continues‘No ordinary crime’Galip Dalay, research director of the Al Sharq Forum, thinks Khashoggi was no victim of an ordinary crime.Also speaking to Anadolu Agency, Dalay said the last two events the Saudi journalist attended were organized late last month by the Al Sharq Forum in Istanbul and Middle East Monitor in London -- the latter just four days before his death -- and this is why the two organizations are hosting the memorial event.“Jamal was not killed in a petty criminal activity,” he said.Khashoggi was killed in a “premeditated” action ordered by top-level authorities in Saudi Arabia, Dalay said.“All the findings... are pointing to [Crown Prince] Mohammed bin Salman; in one way or another, [they] link the case to Mohammed bin Salman.”Dalay said merely prosecuting those who killed Khashoggi will not satisfy justice.He said: “Who gave the order? What was the network? Who was involved in this case from the political level?Iranian FM hails Turkish stance on Khashoggi’s murderTurkish FM calls on Saudi Arabia to reveal 'whole truth' on Khashoggi killing“They should also be brought to justice,” he said, adding that this should pave the way to a “universal jurisdiction” regarding the killing.Khashoggi’s journalist friends, human rights activists, politicians, and academics joined the memorial service held in central London.The meeting saw an emotional speech from Khashoggi’s fiancée Hatice Cengiz, who got an ovation lasting minutes.The event, titled “Remembering Jamal,” also featured speeches by Abdullah, Conservative MP Crispin Blunt, and some prominent journalists.Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and columnist for The Washington Post, went missing after entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.After weeks of denying any knowledge of his whereabouts, on Oct. 19 Saudi officials admitted that Khashoggi had died inside the consulate building.Turkish police have been investigating the case, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said 18 people arrested in Saudi Arabia over the killing should be sent to Turkey to face trial.
'Jamal Khashoggi deserves a dignified burial'
Saudi public prosecutor Saud Al Mojeb revisited Istanbul's main court house on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Khashoggi's death at the consulate four weeks ago has escalated into a crisis for the world's top oil exporter, which initially denied any knowledge of or a role in his death.Mojeb arrived in Istanbul on Sunday night and held talks on Monday with Istanbul's chief prosecutor, days after he contradicted weeks of Saudi statements by saying that Khashoggi's killing was premeditated.Khashoggi fiancee says Riyadh behind his murder, criticises Trump responseHe will hold a second round of talks with the Turkish prosecutor, Irfan Fidan, at the court house on Tuesday.Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a critic of Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed inside the consulate after he went there to get documents for his forthcoming marriage.Saudi officials initially insisted that Khashoggi left the compound on Oct. 2 after completing his paperwork. Turkish officials, however, said they believed he was killed inside by a team sent from Saudi Arabia.
Saudi prosecutor revisits Istanbul court house in Khashoggi investigation
Saud al-Mujeb, Saudi’s top prosecutor heading the probe into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, asked Istanbul’s Chief Public Prosecutor İrfan Fidan to share the whole investigation folder, including evidence, phone records, statements and footage, during their meeting on Monday, however this request was denied, Turkey’s TRT Haber reported.Fidan did, however, allegedly share the statements of the Saudi consulate employees.Mujeb and the delegation accompanying him left the Istanbul Çağlayan Courthouse after a 75-minute closed-door meeting with Fidan. The Saudi delegation then went to the consulate.Khashoggi fiancee says Riyadh behind his murder, criticises Trump responseThe representative of the Chief Prosecutor heading Turkey’s probe into Khashoggi’s killing, Hasan Yılmaz, and Public Prosecutor İsmet Bozkurt also attended the meeting.Fidan requested that the 18 suspects arrested in Saudi Arabia over the killing should be sent to Turkey to be tried, echoing earlier sentiment by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Turkish prosecutor also asked that the location of Khashoggi’s body be revealed.Mujeb just reiterated Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir who said on Saturday that those behind the killing of Khashoggi would be prosecuted in the kingdom.Turkish FM calls on Saudi Arabia to reveal 'whole truth' on Khashoggi killingThe suspects Turkey wants extradited include a 15-man security team that it says flew in hours before the killing and carried it out.Mujeb told the Turkish delegation that they could join the prosecution process in Saudi Arabia.Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed inside the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul after he went there to obtain documents for his forthcoming marriage.UK intelligence knew Khashoggi plot, tabloid claimsAfter denying any involvement in the disappearance of Khashoggi, 59, for two weeks, Saudi Arabia on Oct. 20 acknowledged his death, saying he had died in a fistfight.Since then, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said Khashoggi’s killing was premeditated, contradicting the previous official statement that it happened accidentally during a tussle in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.Riyadh's numerous shifting accounts of the killing have undermined Prince Mohammed's standing.In talks with Saudi minister, Mattis calls for transparent investigation in Khashoggi killing
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