Jamal Khashoggi Allegedly Killed Inside Saudi Consulate in Turkey

Four days after the mysterious disappearance of Saudi Journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish authorities have concluded that he was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Ankara.

Rabat – Four days after the mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish authorities have concluded that he was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

“The initial assessment of the Turkish police is that Mr. Khashoggi has been killed at the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul. We believe that the murder was premeditated and the body was subsequently moved out of the consulate,” a Turkish official was quoted by Reuters as saying.

The prominent Saudi journalist, known for his staunch opposition to many of Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman’s domestic and foreign policy decisions, disappeared on Tuesday. He had entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to secure documentation for a forthcoming marriage with a Turkish national.

Since Tuesday, Turkish and Saudi authorities have given conflicting accounts about his whereabouts. While Turkish authorities said there was no evidence he left the Saudi consulate, Saudi authorities claimed that he exited the diplomatic mission the same day.

Khashoggi has lived in self-imposed exile in the United States for the past year and was a regular contributor to the Washington Post’s opinion section. In his op-eds, he criticized the Saudi crown prince’s foreign policy decisions on Qatar and Canada and the war in Yemen, in addition to his intense crackdown on dissent in the Saudi Arabia.