There were reports that the body of Jamal Khashoggi's body was found in the yard of the Saudi consulate. Now, Turkey is stating there is no evidence of the movement of the body from the consulate if indeed it is still there. The consulate is sovereign land to Saudi Arabia, but, it may be in the case of murder or simply a death, the hosting country has to have a "local collaborator" in order to move the body back to Saudi Arabia.
It sounds as though at this point, the forensics is dependent on Saudi Arabia if the body is within the consulate. Turkey probably has a right to examine the body before it is transported. At least it sounds that way. Turkey probably has a right to carry out forensics.
I would think the forensics would have to take place in Turkey so the murder cannot be assigned to a Turkish citizen.
There are all kinds of political statements being made about an opportunity for President Erdogan to be elevated. I think that is a very inaccurate distraction from the facts. If politics is benefited from Turkey's actions and demands, it is because a murder is a very serious issue. To indicate this is all politics is nonsense. This is murder. There are questions to be answered.
26 October 2018
By Bethan McKernan
The Turkish president, (click here) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called on Saudi Arabia to disclose the location of the body of the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi and identify the “local collaborator” whom Saudi authorities say disposed of his remains.
It sounds as though at this point, the forensics is dependent on Saudi Arabia if the body is within the consulate. Turkey probably has a right to examine the body before it is transported. At least it sounds that way. Turkey probably has a right to carry out forensics.
I would think the forensics would have to take place in Turkey so the murder cannot be assigned to a Turkish citizen.
There are all kinds of political statements being made about an opportunity for President Erdogan to be elevated. I think that is a very inaccurate distraction from the facts. If politics is benefited from Turkey's actions and demands, it is because a murder is a very serious issue. To indicate this is all politics is nonsense. This is murder. There are questions to be answered.
26 October 2018
By Bethan McKernan
The Turkish president, (click here) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called on Saudi Arabia to disclose the location of the body of the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi and identify the “local collaborator” whom Saudi authorities say disposed of his remains.
The 18 men arrested in the kingdom over the case “must know” who killed the journalist and where his remains were taken, Erdoğan said in parliament on Friday, adding that the person who “gave the orders” for the alleged assassination must be bought to justice.
The call comes after the president and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, spoke for the first time on Wednesday about cooperating in the evolving diplomatic crisis....
