SAUDI CROWN PRINCE CALLS UP KHASHOGGI’S SON
Mohammed bin Salman called the son of Jamal Khashoggi to express condolences for the death of the journalist killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul by officials that allegedly included a member of the royal’s entourage. King Salman similarly made a condolence call.
They made the mistake when they killed Jamal Khashoggi in the consulate and they tried to cover up for it. ADEL AL-JUBEIR, Saudi Arabia foreign minister
killing and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms,” Germany, Britain and France said in their joint statement.
“There remains an urgent need for clarification of what happened... beyond the hypotheses that have been raised so far in the Saudi investigation.”
The White House said late on Sunday that US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron had discussed a range of issues including circumstances surrounding Khashoggi’s death.
Reflecting international scepticism over its account, a senior Saudi government official laid out a new version that contradicts previous explanations.
The latest account includes details on how 15 Saudis sent to confront Khashoggi had threatened him with being drugged and kidnapped and killed him in a chokehold when he resisted. A team member dressed in Khashoggi’s clothes to make it appear as if he left the consulate.
ERDOGAN TO SPEAK
Turkish officials suspect Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate by the Saudi agents and his body cut up. Turkish sources say authorities have an audio recording purportedly documenting Khashoggi’s murder.
In a speech on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to suggest he was getting ready to release some information about the Turkish i nvestigation, and would do so at his weekly speech on Tuesday to members of his ruling AK Party.
Turkey’s Anadolu agency said early on Monday that Erdogan and Trump had spoken on the telephone and agreed that “all aspects” of the case needed to be cleared up.