ISTANBUL (Halbeeg News) – Turkey has reiterated a call for Saudi Arabia to extradite suspects accused of taking part in the assassination of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the kingdom of not cooperating with the Turkish government on the efforts to bring the perpetrators before justice.
Erdogan said the Saudis have refused to help Turkish prosecutors with information on the whereabouts of Khashoggi’s body and the identities of accomplices said to have supported the visiting Saudi hit squad.
“It’s essential that these people are tried in Turkey in order to eliminate any question marks that the international community may have,” Erdogan told reporters.
“Whoever has ordered and implemented this violent crime should be found out at once. Unless the perpetrators are found out, the whole world and the Islamic community shall not be satisfied.”
He criticised Prince Mohammed, saying that during the summit the 33-year-old heir apparent gave an “unbelievable explanation” on Khashoggi’s killing that denied any Saudi official role.
Erdogan said that only one G20 leader – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – raised the writer’s death in their group meeting.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s presence at the summit of the Group of 20 powers in Buenos Aires demonstrated he was firmly in control, as he met with Western leaders and sealed an oil pact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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