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TEHRAN, October 20 -US Republican Congressman Mike Coffman has said the acting ambassador to Saudi Arabia should be recalled following the kingdom's admission that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died at a consulate in Istanbul.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -In a statement released on Friday, Coffman, who is a veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, said the US "must stand up for our values and demand our 'allies' respect human rights."
"I am calling on President Trump to immediately recall the (acting) US ambassador to the kingdom pending further consultation with Congress," he said.
While the US does not have an official ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Christopher Hanzel serves as the chargé d’affaires in Riyadh.
In a Friday announcement, Saudi Arabia said that the preliminary results of its investigation indicate Khashoggi has been killed in a "fight" with people who met him in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
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