Turkey's Erdogan says some of Khashoggi's killers enjoy 'impunity'

Days ahe of anniversary of grisly slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that his country will press ahe with efforts to shed light on killing. In a Washington Post op-ed, Erdogan described journalist’s killing by a Saudi hit squ as “arguably most influential and controversial incident of 21st century” and blamed murder on a “show state within kingdom’s government — t Saudi state or people.”

Turkish leer wrote: “We will keep asking same questions... Where are Khashoggi’s remains? Who signed Saudi journalist’s death warrant? Who dispatched 15 killers, including a forensic expert, aboard two planes to Istanbul?”

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Khashoggi entered Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018, to collect a document that he needed to marry his Turkish fiancee. nts of Saudi government killed Khashoggi inside consulate and apparently dismembered his body, which has never been found. Saudi Arabia initially offered multiple, shifting accounts about Khashoggi’s disappearance. As international pressure mounted, kingdom eventually settled on explanation that he was killed by rogue officials in a brawl inside ir consulate. kingdom has put 11 people on trial in n-public proceedings. one has been convicted so far.

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"Enjoy de facto freedom"

Erdogan criticized court proceedings in Saudi Arabia, which he said lacked transparency and maintained that some of Khashoggi’s murderers “enjoy de facto freedom.” court proceedings “tarnish im of Saudi Arabia,” Erdogan ded. A U.N. report released earlier this year asserted that Saudi Arabia bore responsibility for killing and that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s possible role should be investigated. On Sunday, Prince Mohammed said in a television interview that he takes “full responsibility” for Khashoggi’s death but denied allegations that he ordered it.

“This was a heius crime,” Prince Mohammed, 34, told “60 Minutes.” ″But I take full responsibility as a leer in Saudi Arabia, especially since it was committed by individuals working for Saudi government.”

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