Penn working on Jamal Khashoggi documentary in Turkey
JAMA KHASHOGGI WAS KILLED DURING HIS VISIT TO THE SAUDI CONSULATE TO OBTAIN MARRIAGERELATED PAPERWORK ON OCTOBER 2
Hollywood actor and filmmaker Sean Penn and his crew were seen in front of the Saudi consulate in Turkey on Wednesday, making a documentary, reportedly, on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the high commission.
Turkish private NTV broadcaster said that the actor was trying to gather detailed information to make the documentary about the murder of supporter-turned-critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a case that has sparked an international outcry.
The two-time Oscar winner came to the consulate with a crew of around 10 and shot in front of the consulate as well as the residence of the Saudi consul, who left Turkey after the journalist’s killing on October 2.Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post, went missing after entering the consulate for collecting documents in order to marry his Turkish fiancée Hatice Cengiz. After initially saying the journalist had left the consulate alive, weeks later the Saudi administration admitted he was killed there and blamed a “rogue” team.
Penn was expected to meet Cengiz in the city, according to the broadcaster. The Daily Sabah reported that the actor will also visit Ankara to meet Turkish officials. According to the Istanbul prosecutor, Khashoggi was strangled to death after he entered the Saudi consulate and his body was then dismembered and destroyed.
The Turkish police and crime scene investigators were still trying to locate the remaining parts of his body across Istanbul and the neighbouring Yalova province. Penn has produced a handful of documentaries during his long career including The Human Experiment, which looks at chemicals in everyday household products.