[ad_1]
ISTANBUL – The Latest on the Disappearance of a Saudi official who has been killed by the Consulate in Istanbul (all times local):
4 p.m.
Turkey's foreign ministry says consulates should not be asked where people are questioned.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also said on the subject of Saudi Arabia Jamal Khashoggi.
Asked about New York Times report that Saudi Arabia might say Khashoggi was killed in an interrogation gone wrong, the minister said: "We have not received such information."
He added: "Consulates are not places to hold interrogations. Inquiries should take place in short, (by) judicial authorities. "
The Minister also confirmed that the United States would be in charge of the consul 's residence in Istanbul and vehicles belonging to the consulate. He offered no timeframe for those searches.
Turkish forensic teams finished a search of the Consulate early Tuesday, two weeks after Khashoggi vanished. It was not clear if any significant evidence has been found.
___
3:10 p.m.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Prince Mohammed said during the meeting on Tuesday: "We are strong and old allies. We face our challenges together – the past, the day of, tomorrow. "
Pompeo thanked Prince Mohammed for hosting him.
The meeting came two weeks after the disappearance of Khashoggi, who went into a self-imposed exile in the United States amidst Prince Mohammed's rise.
Turkish officials fear Saudi officials killed and dismembered the writer at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Saudi Arabia previously called the allegation "baseless," but reports suggest they can acknowledge Khashoggi was killed there.
___
3 p.m.
France's foreign minister is warning of possible "consequences" for the disappearance and suspected slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday called the disappearance "extremely serious" and said France is pushing, with other countries, for "the greatest clarity on what took place."
He added that "if these serious actions were committed, there should be consequences."
The Drian said he discussed the case Tuesday, with the visiting foreign minister of Germany, Heiko Maas.
___
1:50 p.m.
The U.N. Human Rights Office is calling for the immediate and "absolute" face-lift of diplomatic immunity in the investigation of the disappearance and suspected slavery of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.
U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet said the "inviolability or immunity" of people under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations "should be waived immediately."
She said Tuesday the "new obstacles" to reveal what happened, and insisted "no further obstacles" should be placed in the way of a quick, thorough, impartial and transparent investigation.
Bachelet stopped short of calling for an international investigation.
Rupert Colville spokesman said: "we are hopeful of the immunity is absolute" and that "investigators need to be investigated everything they can wish."
___
1:30 p.m.
Turkish media are quoting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying police investigators have looked for traces of "toxic materials" at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared two weeks ago.
NTV television says Erdogan made the comments to a group of journalists on Tuesday.
Turkish officials believe Khashoggi was killed and dismembered inside the consulate. Saudi Arabia previously called the allegation "baseless," but reports suggest they can acknowledge Khashoggi was killed there.
Turkish forensic investigators searched the consulate overnight. Turkish diplomat's residence in Istanbul would also be searched.
State-run Anadolu Agency quoted Erdogan as saying Turkey wished a "result that allows us to reach an opinion" as to what happened to the journalist.
___
12:30 pm
A Turkish Foreign Ministry official says Saudi diplomat in Istanbul on the missing person. Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance.
The official did not say when the search for the consul's home would take place. The official spoke on Tuesday on condition of anonymity in line with government regulations.
Khashoggi disappeared two weeks ago on a visit to the consulate. Turkish officials fear Saudi officials killed and dismembered the writer inside the mission. Saudi Arabia previously called the allegation "baseless," but reports suggest they can acknowledge Khashoggi was killed there.
Overnight, Turkish forensic teams searched the consulate building in Istanbul where Khashoggi was last seen entering. Turkish officials have not said if any significant evidence has been found.
Surveillance footage leaked in Turkish media shows vehicles moving between the consulate and the consul 's home after Khashoggi' s disappearance.
-Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey;
___
12:05 p.m.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting now with Saudi King Salman over the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Pompeo arrived at a royal palace in Riyadh on Tuesday. The king greeted Pompeo by saying: "I hope you are comfortable here."
Peacemaker: "Thank you for accepting my visit on behalf of President (Donald) Trump."
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom Khashoggi wrote critically about in the Washington Post and the author of a report on self-imposed exile in the United States.
Khashoggi disappeared two weeks ago at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Turkey fears Khashoggi was killed and dismembered at the consulate. Saudi Arabia previously called the allegation "baseless," but reports suggest the kingdom may soon acknowledge the writer was killed there.
___
11:45 AM
The United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights is Saudi Arabia and Turkey to "reveal everything they know about the disappearance and possible extrajudicial killing" of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Michelle Bachelet made the comment on Tuesday as Secretary of State of the United States Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia to talk to King Salman about Khashoggi's disappearance.
Meanwhile, Turkish forensic investigators visited the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, where Khashoggi disappeared Oct. 2.
Bachelet said, "Mr. Khashoggi has entered the consulate and has never been seen since, the onus is on the Saudi authorities to reveal what happened to him from that point onwards."
___
9:55 am
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet with King Salman over the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Pompeo landed on Tuesday morning in Riyadh and was to immediately meet the king on the crisis Khashoggi, who disappeared two weeks ago on a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Turkish officials say they fear Khashoggi was killed and dismembered inside the consulate. Previously published in the United States of America, the United States has called the allegations "baseless," but reports in the United States.
___
7:20 am
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is Saudi Arabia Jamal Khashoggi.
Pompeo was in the air when a Turkish police forensics team wrapped up his hourslong search of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul early Tuesday morning.
Khashoggi vanished on a visit to the consulate two weeks ago. Turkish officials fear he was killed and dismembered. Saudi Arabia has called those allegations "baseless," but is unable to explain what happened to him.
Reports overnight by U.S. media suggest Saudi Arabia may concede Khashoggi was killed at the consulate in an interrogation.
The kingdom has not responded to the requests for comment from The Associated Press.
Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
[ad_2]Source link
