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Here is a brief summary of what you need to know about the case of Jamal Khashoggi, critic of the Saudi government disappeared from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul:
■ Who was Jamal Khashoggi?
Khashoggi, who is reported to have turned 60 this weekend, is a well-known Washington Post columnist. A voluntary exile in Saudi Arabia, he was a permanent resident of the United States and lived in a home in Virginia since 2008. He was seeking to become a US citizen, according to an op-ed of his fiancée at the post office. He was a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, opposing Saudi policy on the country's war in Yemen, its approach to Iran, its repression of critics and its deep opposition to political Islamists.
■ What happened to Khashoggi?
Khashoggi disappeared on October 2 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi had the intention of marrying his Turkish bride on 3 October. He was at the consulate to retrieve his divorce papers, needed to legalize his new marriage in Turkey, said a friend at the Associated Press. His fiancee wrote that "he did not believe that anything serious could happen on Turkish soil". Khashoggi has not been seen since. It is feared that he is dead.
■ Has Khashoggi been murdered?
Turkish officials say yes and tell a horrible story. They say they have audio and video recordings showing that Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents. The Turkish president has asked the Saudis for explanations. Other Turkish officials went much further, stating that 15 agents arrived in Istanbul that day, killed Khashoggi and used a bone saw to dismember his body in order to remove it undetected. The names and photos of the agents were published in the Turkish media. Saudi officials, for their part, tell a very different story. They stated that Khashoggi had left the building unharmed and denied the charges, calling them "unfounded".
■ What kind of reaction did the incident cause?
The incident caused a major public outcry. The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to conduct its own investigation into Khashoggi's disappearance. Some call for sanctions against Saudi Arabia if the allegations prove true. "He is a young man," Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the committee, said of the 33-year-old crown prince. "And if you let him do it by killing reporters in their thirties, the situation will only get worse, and that must be corrected in the bud." move away from the Davos in the Desert conference of the Future Investment Initiative, organized by Saudi Arabia at the end of the month.
■ What does the Trump administration do about it?
The Trump administration has been criticized for not having adopted a firmer stance in the face of the incident. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is still attending the Saudi conference, as well as Trump's confidant Thomas Barrack. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took six days to make a statement calling on Saudi Arabia to "support a thorough investigation". Observers noted that Saudi Arabia was at the heart of the Middle East's administration plans and that Trump's son-in-law and advisor, Jared Kushner, has a personal relationship with Prince Mohammed. Former State Department advisor Aaron David Miller said the prince might feel he can count on American support. "From what I understand, the biggest success of Saudis in foreign policy has been to convince the president," Miller told Bloomberg News.
■ What did Trump himself say about this?
Trump said Thursday that "such a thing should not happen, he's a Washington Post reporter, and that's it, you should not let that kind of thing happen." But he also noted that Khashoggi was a permanent and legal resident, not an American citizen.And when asked what the United States should do about this incident, he said that he would not want prevent Saudi Arabia from investing $ 110 billion in the US He added that there were "other things we can do" without specifying what to do. The Washington Post has looked at the $ 110 billion figure and said it's "not real and it's unlikely that it will materialize." ".
Globe television broadcasting equipment was used in this report.
