TEHRAN, October 13 - After over a week of silence toward the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia has rejected accusations that it ordered his killing by a hit squad in Turkey.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud on Saturday described speculations over Riyadh's involvement in Khashoggi's alleged murder as "lies".
"What has been circulating about orders to kill him are lies and baseless allegations," Prince bin Saud Al Saud was quoted as saying in a statement.
He also claimed that the kingdom "is committed to its principles, rules and traditions and is in compliance with international laws and conventions", according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Khashoggi, a Virginia-based critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies, entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 for some paperwork regarding his divorce, but he never exited the mission.
News of his disappearance broke out after Khashoggi’s Turkish fiancée, who was waiting outside the diplomatic building, called the police.
PressTV-'Turkish officials have proof of Khashoggi assassination'
Turkish officials have evidence proving Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated in Turkey by Saudi operatives.
The Washington Post, to which Khashoggi contributed as a columnist, reported that the Turkish government had told US officials it had audio and video recordings showing how Khashoggi was "interrogated, tortured and then murdered" by a 15-member Saudi security team inside the consulate before his body was dismembered.
The suspected assassins had made a mysterious one-day trip from Riyadh to Istanbul the day Khashoggi vanished at the consulate.
Source: Press TV
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