Erdogan says, 15 Saudi men enters consulate the day of Khashoggi killing

Erdogan, who also said the issue of diplomatic immunity would also be discussed in regards to the case.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Ankara | Updated: 24-10-2018 02:18 IST | Created: 23-10-2018 15:03 IST
Erdogan says, 15 Saudi men enters consulate the day of Khashoggi killing
Erdogan was speaking at a meeting of his AK Party in parliament. (Image Credit: Twitter)

A team of Saudi agents began arriving in Turkey the day before journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed, and cameras at the consulate were removed, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

Erdogan, who also said the issue of diplomatic immunity would also be discussed in regards to the case, was speaking at a meeting of his AK Party in parliament. He had previously promised to derail Turkey's investigation of the case.

Erdogan said a Saudi team of 15 entered the consulate the day of the killing, and that three men from the team went on an exploration trip to Belgrad forest in Istanbul and Yalova, a 90-kilometre (55 miles) drive south of Istanbul.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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