US asks for Khashoggi evidence
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| Forensic officers investigating the disapperance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.- ANSA |
US President Donald Trump has asked to see evidence
concerning the fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi - who has not
been seen since October 2nd.
by Nathan Morley
US President Trump says wants audio and video intelligence
from Turkey, “if it exists.”
His demand came as he expressed support for US-ally Saudi
Arabia and said he expects its investigation into Khashoggi’s disappearance
would be completed by the end of the week.
On Wednesday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was is
in Turkey for talks with President Erdogan, following a meeting with Saudi King
Salman.
Even though Khashoggi had been critical of the Salman
government, Saudi Arabia has denied killing him and initially said he left the
building unharmed.
Last week, Turkish security officials identified 15 suspects
they say arrived in Istanbul and went to the consulate the day Khashoggi
vanished.
Turkish investigators carried out searches Thursday at the
Saudi consulate and the nearby consul’s residence. Turkish officials have
claimed that Saudi agents killed and dismembered Khashoggi, while Saudi
officials say he walked out of the consulate on his own.
In a separate development, the Washington Post has published
Jamal Khashoggi's last column, in which he called press freedom in the Arab
world.
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