Order For Khashoggi’s Killing Came From ‘Highest Levels’ Of Saudi Govt – Erdogan

The order to murder Saudi journalist and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi came from “the highest levels” of the Riyadh government, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip … Continue reading Order For Khashoggi’s Killing Came From ‘Highest Levels’ Of Saudi Govt – Erdogan

By Simon

Updated November 2, 2018

A woman holds a portrait of missing journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi reading “Jamal Khashoggi is missing since October 2” during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate on October 9, 2018 in Istanbul. Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, vanished last on October 2 after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate to receive official documents ahead of his marriage to a Turkish woman. A Turkish government source told AFP at the weekend that the police believe the journalist “was killed by a team especially sent to Istanbul and who left the same day”. OZAN KOSE / AFP

Khashoggi Killers 'Will Be Prosecuted In Saudi Arabia' - Govt — Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo: MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH / AFP

The order to murder Saudi journalist and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi came from “the highest levels” of the Riyadh government, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday in a Washington Post op-ed.

“We know that the perpetrators are among the 18 suspects detained in Saudi Arabia. We also know that those individuals came to carry out their orders: Kill Khashoggi and leave,” he wrote.

“Finally, we know that the order to kill Khashoggi came from the highest levels of the Saudi government.”

Erdogan added that he did “not believe for a second” that Saudi’s King Salman had ordered the hit on Khashoggi, who was murdered at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2.

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