Published 14:26 IST, April 1st 2019

Jamal Khashoggi's murderers received training in United States, used electric saw to dismember him; report reveals

While Jamal Khashoggi's case has not found its closure, Washington Post reported that the Kingdom hit team that murdered the Saudi Arabian journalist in Istanbul were trained in the United States.

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While Jamal Khashoggi's case has t found its closure, Washington Post reported that Kingdom hit team that murdered Saudi Arabian journalist in Istanbul were trained in United States.

critic of Saudi regime according to reports was dismembered and his body was chopped off using an electric saw on October 2, 2018 by a hit team of 15 nts of Kingdom. 

His body was never found. 

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Saudi Arabian regime has maintained ir incence, despite CIA report that concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman h ordered killing of Washington Post journalist.

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According to Washington Post report, where American and Saudi sources were interviewed on condition of anymity said that members of Saudi Rapid Intervention Group were trained in United States by Tier I Group, a privately owned company under State Department license. 

Saudi authorities in a secret trial charged 11 suspects over his murder, out of which five could face death penalty, however all suspects remain unnamed. 

However United Nations has called for an open investigation citing that secret investigation by Saudi authorities are deficient of international standards. UN furr ded that trial should be opened to UN authories, global activists and media. 

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Back in December last year, Turkey swore to dig up truth behind Jamal Khashoggi's murder, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upon hearing recordings of murder divulged dirty details of barbaric murder.

According to Turkey media, Turkish President in a speech at Jerusalem Platform event in Istanbul on December 14 told audience recordings said:

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"It is a disaster because this man (Khashoggi) has been drugged," said Saudi Intelligence Chief.
"I kw how to cut well," or man responded. 

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A buzzing ise was recounted in transcript, which could possibly signify electric saw being used. It furr narrated last words of Khashoggi after he was suffocated with a bag, he said, "I can't brea, I have asthma, don't do this."

Despite global outr, Trump ministration has refused to respond to Congress' response of providing report of Khashoggi's murder. Moreover United States continues to maintain its intimacy with Kingdom that has been accused for gruesome Human Rights violations.

It was also kwn that, Saudi Crown Prince authorised a "secret campaign" to silence dissenters more than a year before killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi,  New York Times reported on Sunday, March 17.

Officials said that members of group, who were a part of what y called "Saudi Rapid Intervention Group", were involved in at least a dozen operations starting in 2017, according to New York Times. campaign included surveillance, kidnapping, detention, and torture of Saudi citizens, according to American officials with kwledge of classified reports.

Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside a Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 where he went to acquire necessary documents to re-marry his fiance.

(With PTI inputs)

20:42 IST, March 31st 2019