Saudis sent ‘cover-up team’ to dispose of Khashoggi body, Turkish media reports
- Newspaper claims chemist and toxicology expert were part of ‘so-called investigative team’ that removed evidence from consulate before police were allowed in
Saudi Arabia deployed a chemist and toxicology expert to Istanbul after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to try to cover up evidence of the killing, a Turkish newspaper and an official in Ankara said on Monday.
The murder of the Saudi royal insider turned critic in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul has provoked widespread international outrage.
Turkish authorities have released gruesome details of a killing that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said was a targeted hit.
While Riyadh officials have admitted the murder was planned, they have so far not revealed the whereabouts of the 59-year-old journalist’s body.
According to Turkey’s pro-government Sabah daily, Saudi Arabia sent an 11-member “cover-up team” to Istanbul on October 11, nine days after The Washington Post contributor vanished after entering the diplomatic compound to obtain paperwork for his marriage.