Erdogan: "This barbaric murder is planned".

Turkish President Erdogan stepped up Tuesday pressure on Saudi Arabia following the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Erdogan spoke of a "planned", "barbaric" and "political" murder of the Saudi consulate. He asks the Saudis to answer questions from the Turkish police and to hand over the suspects to Turkey.

Erdogan's statement is the provisional apotheosis of several weeks of revelations about murders directed by the Turkish authorities. Every day, the media, in search of the government, published new details about the murder, based on anonymous sources relating to the government and the police. Erdogan had already spoken about it, but promised Tuesday to shed light on the "naked truth".

Erdogan presented a detailed chronology of events, in which he confirmed many leaked details to the press. But he did not go so far as to directly associate the Crown Prince with the murder, like the Turkish and international media. He, however, rejected the Saudi statement that Khashoggi was killed in a fight at the consulate.

"It is clear that this barbarous murder was not committed like that, but that it is planned," Erdogan said. He highlighted the preparatory work of Saudi officials who arrived in Istanbul a few days before the murder. He said that they had explored Belgradobos near Istanbul and the countryside around the city of Yalova. There, the police search for the mortal remains of Khashoggi. Erdogan asks the Saudis to indicate where his body is.

Erdogan warned that Turkey would not be satisfied if only executors of the murder were punished. "This will not satisfy us or the international community if members of the security and intelligence services are to blame.We are only satisfied if everyone, including the one who gave the order, is called to to account. "

New Statement

After weeks of claiming that Khashoggi left the consulate alive this weekend, Riad suddenly bought a new one. Statement: Khashoggi was assassinated by "independent elements" of security and intelligence services, who went beyond their wallet. The Saudis deny that the Crown Prince had knowledge of the operation. Eighteen Saudis were arrested in connection with the murder, including advisers close to the Crown Prince.

Erdogan expressed gratitude for the arrests. But he expressed doubts about the transparency of the Saudi inquiry into the killing, which is being conducted by the crown prince himself. "I do not doubt the honesty of the guardian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, but such a crucial investigation must be conducted by an independent committee that has no connection with the killing."

Erdogan tried to avoid the king's criticism, while keeping the Crown Prince in sight. Because the question is an excellent opportunity to undermine the position of Mohammed bin Salman. Erdogan is not really on good terms with the young Crown Prince, who recently split Turkey into a "triangle of evil" with Iran and the extremist groups in the region. There has been a cold war between Turkey and Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the Arab Spring.

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