Journalist killing ‘premeditated’

A TURKISH prosecutor says journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing.

A statement from chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan’s office yesterday added that Mr Khashoggi’s body was dismembered and disposed of.

Turkey is seeking the extradition of 18 Saudi suspects detained in Saudi Arabia over the killing of Mr Khashoggi. It is also pressing for information concerning Mr Khashoggi’s remains.