Turkey vows to find the truth about Jamal Kashoggi’s killing
‘Pinning such a case on some security and intelligence members will not satisfy us or the international community’
Ankara — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that there were strong signs Jamal Khashoggi’s “savage" killing was planned and attempts to blame it on intelligence operatives — Riyadh has suggested it was a rogue operation — “will not satisfy us”. In a speech to parliament, Erdogan did not mention Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who some US lawmakers suspect ordered the killing, but he said Turkey would not complete its investigation into Khashoggi’s death until all questions were answered. “Intelligence and security institutions have evidence showing the murder was planned ... Pinning such a case on some security and intelligence members will not satisfy us or the international community.” Erdogan said the whereabouts of Khashoggi’s body were still unknown and he demanded Saudi Arabia reveal the identity of a “local co-operator” who purportedly took the body. Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of the crown prince, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, disappeare...
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