jimnyc
10-15-2018, 02:50 PM
"gone wrong" huh? In other words - he was murdered, but please don't give major sanctions against us!! :rolleyes:
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CNN: Saudis Will Admit Journalist Was Killed During 'Interrogation Gone Wrong'
Breaking: CNN reported Monday afternoon that Saudi Arabia is preparing to acknowledge that Jamal Khashoggi was killed during an "interrogation that went wrong" that was designed to return him to Saudi Arabia. The network, citing two unidentified sources, said that the kingdom will hold the alleged killers responsible for an operation that went awry.
The kingdom is preparing a report that will say it intended to abduct and bring Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia, but that he was inadvertently killed in the process. The report is intended to absolve the Saudi government of responsibility for the murder by claiming the operation was not cleared, CNN reported.
Arwa Damon, a Turkey-based correspondent for CNN, reported from Istanbul that the report will most likely conclude “the operation was carried out without clearance and transparency, and that those involved will be held responsible.” She said the Saudis’ report is still being prepared, and could change.
Earlier story:
Turkish crime scene investigators dressed in coveralls and gloves entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Monday, nearly two weeks after the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi there.
Police officers carrying files and equipment walked through the heavy metal doors of the consulate after sunset, carrying out an extraordinary search of a diplomatic post that is otherwise considered foreign soil under international law as worldwide concern grows for the missing Washington Post columnist.
The search represents new cooperation between Turkey, which says it fears Khashoggi was killed and dismembered there, and Saudi Arabia, which maintains the allegations it faces are "baseless" despite being unable to explain what happened to Khashoggi.
However, questions remained over how much evidence the investigators could turn up at a consulate where a cleaning crew entered hours before their arrival.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump suggested without offering evidence that "rogue killers" may have slain Khashoggi, stepping further back from his pledge that Saudi Arabia would face "severe punishment" if it is found to be responsible for the columnist's yet-to-be-determined fate.
The Turkish team included a prosecutor, a deputy prosecutor, anti-terror police and forensic experts, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Certain areas of the consulate were to remain off-limits, although officials would be able to inspect surveillance cameras within the post, Turkish media reported.
Turkish officials have wanted to search the consulate for days. Permission for that apparently came after a late Sunday night call between Saudi King Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In statements after the call, both praised the creation of a joint Saudi-Turkish probe about Khashoggi.
The Saudi acceptance came after the kingdom on Sunday threatened retaliation for any sanctions it could face over Khashoggi. The statement did not elaborate, but a Saudi-owned satellite channel later suggested the world's largest oil exporter could wield that production as a weapon against America.
U.S. lawmakers also have threatened tough punitive action against the Saudis if found responsible for Khashoggi's disappearance. Germany, France and Britain also jointly called for a "credible investigation."
What evidence Turkish officials could gather at the consulate remained unknown. Saudi officials have been in and out of the building since Khashoggi's disappearance Oct. 2 without being stopped. Under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic posts are technically foreign soil that must be protected and respected by host countries.
Rest - https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/saudi-journalist-istanbul-consulate/2018/10/15/id/886365/
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CNN: Saudis Will Admit Journalist Was Killed During 'Interrogation Gone Wrong'
Breaking: CNN reported Monday afternoon that Saudi Arabia is preparing to acknowledge that Jamal Khashoggi was killed during an "interrogation that went wrong" that was designed to return him to Saudi Arabia. The network, citing two unidentified sources, said that the kingdom will hold the alleged killers responsible for an operation that went awry.
The kingdom is preparing a report that will say it intended to abduct and bring Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia, but that he was inadvertently killed in the process. The report is intended to absolve the Saudi government of responsibility for the murder by claiming the operation was not cleared, CNN reported.
Arwa Damon, a Turkey-based correspondent for CNN, reported from Istanbul that the report will most likely conclude “the operation was carried out without clearance and transparency, and that those involved will be held responsible.” She said the Saudis’ report is still being prepared, and could change.
Earlier story:
Turkish crime scene investigators dressed in coveralls and gloves entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Monday, nearly two weeks after the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi there.
Police officers carrying files and equipment walked through the heavy metal doors of the consulate after sunset, carrying out an extraordinary search of a diplomatic post that is otherwise considered foreign soil under international law as worldwide concern grows for the missing Washington Post columnist.
The search represents new cooperation between Turkey, which says it fears Khashoggi was killed and dismembered there, and Saudi Arabia, which maintains the allegations it faces are "baseless" despite being unable to explain what happened to Khashoggi.
However, questions remained over how much evidence the investigators could turn up at a consulate where a cleaning crew entered hours before their arrival.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump suggested without offering evidence that "rogue killers" may have slain Khashoggi, stepping further back from his pledge that Saudi Arabia would face "severe punishment" if it is found to be responsible for the columnist's yet-to-be-determined fate.
The Turkish team included a prosecutor, a deputy prosecutor, anti-terror police and forensic experts, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Certain areas of the consulate were to remain off-limits, although officials would be able to inspect surveillance cameras within the post, Turkish media reported.
Turkish officials have wanted to search the consulate for days. Permission for that apparently came after a late Sunday night call between Saudi King Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In statements after the call, both praised the creation of a joint Saudi-Turkish probe about Khashoggi.
The Saudi acceptance came after the kingdom on Sunday threatened retaliation for any sanctions it could face over Khashoggi. The statement did not elaborate, but a Saudi-owned satellite channel later suggested the world's largest oil exporter could wield that production as a weapon against America.
U.S. lawmakers also have threatened tough punitive action against the Saudis if found responsible for Khashoggi's disappearance. Germany, France and Britain also jointly called for a "credible investigation."
What evidence Turkish officials could gather at the consulate remained unknown. Saudi officials have been in and out of the building since Khashoggi's disappearance Oct. 2 without being stopped. Under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic posts are technically foreign soil that must be protected and respected by host countries.
Rest - https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/saudi-journalist-istanbul-consulate/2018/10/15/id/886365/