• Before #Khashoggi’s visit, a diplomat at the Consulate left Turkey and travelled to Saudi Arabia. (Sabah reported today that it was Abdullah Almuzaini, Saudi Station Chief in Istanbul)
• They removed the security system hard disk
• One day before the murder, a Saudi team explores Istanbul Belgrad Forest and coastal city Yalova.
• We couldn’t immediately search the Consulate because of the Vienna Convention.
Erdogan says Consul General was sacked following his criticism of his disregard and imcompetent handling of the situation
“ We know very well who conducted these smear campaigns and character assassinations over social and traditional media during #Khashoggi investigation”
He means MbS aide Al Qahtani?
“Covering up this kind of violent murder would violate the humanity’s conscience”
“Important that Saudis acknowledged the murder. We have strong signs that this was premeditated murder, not a spontaneous incident”
#Khashoggi
• Why opened up the Consulate days after the incident?
• Why all these inconsistent statements?
• Where is the body?
• Who is, where is this local collaborator who took the body?
Noone should expect we will bury it without answers
“Everyone involved in this murder, from juniors to seniors, from bottom to the top must be brought to justice”
Calls for an independent investigation
Erdogan also says “since this is a political murder. Everyone, including the accomplices in foreign territories must be held accountable”
#Khashoggi