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发帖数: 2555 | 1 ANKARA, Turkey -- The Turkish president presented no new evidence on Tuesday
from his country's investigation into the killing of Saudi writer Jamal
Khashoggi, as skepticism intensified about Saudi Arabia's account that he
died accidentally in its consulate in Istanbul. President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan had said he would "go into detail" about the case that has shocked
the world and raised suspicions that a Saudi hit squad planned Khashoggi's
killing after he walked into the consulate on Oct. 2, and then attempted to
cover it up.
The key piece of evidence -- which, if it exists, the Turks have been
keeping to themselves -- is a purported audio recording of the killing
itself. Turkish officials have leaked gruesome details of the alleged
recording to the media over the past two weeks. However, both the Turks and
U.S. officials say no such audio has been shared, and thus far its existence
has not been proven.
Erdogan said on Monday that he would reveal to the world the "naked truth"
about what happened in the Saudi consulate, but addressing lawmakers in the
Turkish parliament on Tuesday, the Turkish leader added little more than
rhetoric to the scandal, accusing the Saudi government of a premeditated "
political murder," but offering no solid evidence to back the claim. He did
not mention any audio or video evidence in the case.
Erdogan was welcomed to the floor of the Turkish Parliament with applause
from lawmakers of his own party on Tuesday. He first "honored the memory" of
Khashoggi and extended his condolences to the journalist's wife and family.
The Turkish leader said Kahashoggi's killing was "planned and executed" by
the Saudi government. |
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