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Fred Hiatt, editor of the Washington Post, says Turkey or Saudi Arabia must present irrefutable evidence that the missing journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, has either left the Saudi consulate in Istabul, or that He would have perished in the diplomatic post. (October 8)
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(ARCHIVES) In this archival photo taken on October 8, 2018, protesters hold photos of the missing journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, during a protest in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. – Allegations that Saudi Arabia killed a journalist inside his consulate in Istanbul allegedly forced Donald Trump into a position he did not expect: human rights in the kingdom that he firmly supported. Saudi Arabia was the first foreign destination as President of Trump, who praised the praises of his ambitious Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, and has been closely allied with the kingdom for the purpose. isolate Iran, its Sunni regional rival. In 2018, he was "worried" after a Turkish government source told the press that Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent public opinion writer living in the United States and contributing to the Washington Post, had been killed after his entry to the consulate of Saudi Arabia. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) OZAN KOSE / AFP / Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: AFP_19W5G0(Photo: OZAN KOSE, AFP / Getty Images)
The fiancee of a prominent Saudi journalist disappeared from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a week ago, asked President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to intervene directly in the disturbing case for "help to clarify" the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.
In a Washington Post article published late Tuesday, Hatice Cengiz "implored" the Trumps to get involved. She also urged "Saudi Arabia, especially King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, to show the same level of sensitivity and to broadcast CCTV footage of the consulate".
The demand comes as Turkey prepares to search the diplomatic post in the posh 4th Levent district of Istanbul for evidence of Khashoggi's whereabouts.
A video surveillance image appeared Tuesday shows that Khashoggi enters the consulate. However, there is no evidence that he left later. Khashoggi wrote critically about the Saudi government for the post and other publications. Turkish officials believe that Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate, although they have not published any evidence to support this claim. Saudi Arabia strongly contests this claim.
The Post separately reported Tuesday night, citing a person familiar with the investigation, that before Khashoggi's disappearance, US intelligence had intercepted communications from Saudi officials discussing a plan to capture him. Saudi Arabia also rejected this statement.
Khashoggi had been living in the United States since last year for fear of persecution by the Saudi authorities. He sought to become an American citizen. He went to the consulate in Istanbul because he needed documents to marry Cengiz, a Turk.
"We were preparing marriage plans, life plans, and after the consulate, we were going to buy appliances for our new home and set a date, all we needed was A piece of paper, "she wrote in the Post's opinion piece. . "Jamal is a valuable person, an exemplary thinker and a brave man who fought for his principles, I do not know how I could go on living if he was kidnapped or killed in Turkey."
The US State Department said Tuesday in a statement that it had witnessed "conflicting reports on security and the whereabouts of" Khashoggi and called for a thorough investigation and "transparent results." ". He also noted that Trump was "concerned" about the case.
Jared Kushner, Trump 's son – in – law, has close ties to Saudi Prince Mohammed and the president made his first overseas trip as president of the United States in the kingdom. Trump said on Tuesday that he had not yet spoken of Khashoggi to the Saudis.
"But I'll be at some point," he said.
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