Saudi King and Crown Prince meet members of Khashoggi family

Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, personally convicted relatives of the murdered journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

Khashoggi's brother and son were present at the meeting organized in the capital. Riyadh. The families of Khashoggi have reportedly thanked the king and the crown prince for their sympathy, according to the Saudi press agency SPA

. It is unclear whether Khashoggi's family members volunteered to visit the autocratic rulers. Several sources report that the authorities imposed an exit ban on Khashoggi's son.

The meeting took place in the context of growing tensions between, inter alia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia regarding the fate of the journalist, who regularly wrote critically in his Washington Post columns on the regime in Saudi Arabia.

Erdogan's Speech

According to the Saudis, Khashoggi was reportedly killed during a quarrel out of control at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 2, where he was to obtain papers for his marriage .

Turkey disputes this conference. For example, in a speech to members of his party, Turkish President Erdogan described Khashoggi's death as "preconceived, brutal and political murder."

According to him, the Saudis allegedly murdered Khashoggi after the president's first visit. Journalist at the Consulate on September 28

He demanded that the affairs of Saudi Arabia be fully disclosed and that those responsible be brought to justice in Istanbul, because Khashoggi was killed in the Turkish city.

Suitcases containing personal belongings

Both countries are investigating the death of Khashoggi. Daily cases have been leaked by Turkish research in the media. CNN Turk announced today that two suitcases containing personal belongings of Khashoggi were found in a car of the Saudi Arabian consulate.

This car was in a parking lot in Istanbul. Turkish researchers reportedly searched the car with permission from the Saudis

The British news channel Sky reported that Khashoggi 's bodies had been found in the garden of the consul' s official residence. Saudi Arabia. The chain is based on two sources.

Turkish police denied this statement from the government daily Daily Sabah. No trace of Khashoggi would have been found yet.