Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after appointment at Saudi Arabia's consulate
Turkish police believe Saudi journalist and critic Khashoggi was murdered
Khashoggi went to consulate to obtain documents but 'did not come back out'
Journalist lived in self-imposed exile in the U.S. and wrote for Washington Post
critical Saudi journalist 'tortured, murdered, cut to pieces', Turkish police claim
Khashoggi, 59, entered Saudi consulate in Istanbul, never came back out again
Khashoggi vocal critic of Crown Prince MBS
brutally tortured before murdered, police source told Middle East Eye
'Everything was videotaped to prove mission accomplished
police believe journalist killed by "officials" specially sent to Istanbul
Police said 15 Saudi officials arrived in Istanbul on two flights Tues
were at consulate at same time as Khashoggi
left same day,' a government source told AFP
Ankara opened official probe
closely monitoring Saudi Consulate and airports
journalist's Turkish fiancee, Hatice Cengiz 36, waiting outside
he never came back
officials told him to 'make your funeral preparations' +12
In Washington Post, Khashoggi critical of MBS and war in Yemen.
lived self-imposed exile in US since last year to avoid possible arrest
Khashoggi made appointment in advance with consulate
friends had warned him, 'Don't go there, it is not safe'
Turkey's foreign ministry Wed summoned Saudi ambassador over issue
Committee to Protect Journalists demanded Riyadh give 'full account'
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said "horrific, deplorable, assault on press'.
unprecedented crime against journalists
Ankara announced Sat official probe into Khashoggi's disappearance
Khashoggi fled Saudi in Sept 2017
banned from writing in pan-Arab Al-Hayat owned by prince Khaled Sultan
criticised Saudi role in Yemen
Saudi Arabia ranks 169th out of 180 on World Press Freedom Index
Khashoggi's criticism appeared in both Arab and Western press
My comments :
Some of you have said that I am anti Arab.
No I am not anti Arab.
I am anti "barbarianism".
This is evidence enough.
Anyway folks, very soon Saudi Arabia is going to be in the news much more often. For all the wrong reasons of course. Just wait and see.
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