MANAMA: Riyadh Saturday dismissed Ankara's calls to extradite 18 Saudis being held over the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi, as Washington warned the crisis risked destabilising the Middle East.
"The individuals are Saudi nationals. They're detained in Saudi Arabia, and the investigation is in Saudi Arabia, and they will be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia," Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir instructed a regional defence forum in Bahrain.
He was once responding to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who on Friday renewed his name for the 18 men to be extradited for trial in Turkey.
Saudi journalist Khashoggi, 59, who had lived in self-imposed exile in the United States since 2017, was once murdered after coming into his nation's Istanbul consulate on October 2 to procure forms to marry his Turkish fiancee.
Gruesome reviews have alleged that he was once killed and dismembered by a team sent from Saudi Arabia to silence the Washington Post columnist, who had criticised the kingdom's robust Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
After weeks of denials, Riyadh has sought to attract a line under the crisis with an investigation.
Prince Mohammed, inheritor to the oil-rich nation's throne, publicly denounced the murder as "repulsive", whilst the Saudi prosecutor acknowledged for the first time this week that in keeping with the evidence of a Turkish investigation the killing were "premeditated".
But US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who was once also addressing the Manama forum, warned that "the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in a diplomatic facility must concern us all greatly".
"Failure of any nation to adhere to international norms and the rule of law undermines regional stability at a time when it is needed most," he wired.
The journalist's murder has generated world outrage and undermined Riyadh's relations with the United States and other Western governments.
France and Germany's leaders mentioned Saturday they want a "coordinated" European place for sanctions on palms sales to Saudi Arabia.
This got here after French President Emmanuel Macron had on Friday implied German Chancellor Angela Merkel's authorities was once attractive in "pure demagoguery" by halting palms sales to Riyadh.
On the sidelines of a Syria summit in Istanbul, the 2 leaders had a "peaceful exchange", the Elysee palace mentioned, and agreed not to announce their subsequent positions at the issue without first coordinating "at the European level".
The Saudi international minister vowed Saturday that the kingdom would "overcome" the crisis over Khashoggi's killing.
"The issue, as I said, is being investigated. We will know the truth. We will hold those responsible accountable. And we will put in place mechanisms to ensure it doesn't happen again," Jubeir instructed the defence forum.
Beyond the detention of the 18 suspects, 5 Saudi intelligence chiefs have been sacked, including two who had been part of the crown prince's inside circle.
On Thursday, CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed US President Donald Trump on the newest developments in the investigation after a fact-finding venture to Turkey.
Pro-government Turkish media mentioned intelligence officers showed Haspel video photographs and audio tapes of Khashoggi's killing collected from the consulate.
But the body of Khashoggi, who was once once an insider in Saudi royal circles, stays missing.
"You need to show this body," Erdogan insisted on Friday, indicating that his nation had more evidence concerning the killing to reveal.
The Turkish president, who has stopped short of without delay blaming the Saudi authorities, added the 18 suspects should know who killed Khashoggi and repeated his name for the boys to be attempted in Turkey.
"The culprit is among them. If that is not the case, then who is the local conspirator? You have to tell," he mentioned.
"Unless you tell, Saudi Arabia will not be free from this suspicion."
Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz mentioned in a TV interview on Friday that she never would have let him enter the consulate if she had idea that "Saudi Arabia authorities would hatch a plot" to kill him.
"I demand that all those involved in this savagery from the highest to the lowest levels are punished and brought to justice," Cengiz instructed the Haberturk tv station.
She mentioned she had no longer been contacted by Saudi officers and was once not going to visit Saudi Arabia for any funeral there if Khashoggi's missing body is located.
"The individuals are Saudi nationals. They're detained in Saudi Arabia, and the investigation is in Saudi Arabia, and they will be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia," Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir instructed a regional defence forum in Bahrain.
He was once responding to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who on Friday renewed his name for the 18 men to be extradited for trial in Turkey.
Saudi journalist Khashoggi, 59, who had lived in self-imposed exile in the United States since 2017, was once murdered after coming into his nation's Istanbul consulate on October 2 to procure forms to marry his Turkish fiancee.
Gruesome reviews have alleged that he was once killed and dismembered by a team sent from Saudi Arabia to silence the Washington Post columnist, who had criticised the kingdom's robust Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
After weeks of denials, Riyadh has sought to attract a line under the crisis with an investigation.
Prince Mohammed, inheritor to the oil-rich nation's throne, publicly denounced the murder as "repulsive", whilst the Saudi prosecutor acknowledged for the first time this week that in keeping with the evidence of a Turkish investigation the killing were "premeditated".
But US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who was once also addressing the Manama forum, warned that "the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in a diplomatic facility must concern us all greatly".
"Failure of any nation to adhere to international norms and the rule of law undermines regional stability at a time when it is needed most," he wired.
The journalist's murder has generated world outrage and undermined Riyadh's relations with the United States and other Western governments.
France and Germany's leaders mentioned Saturday they want a "coordinated" European place for sanctions on palms sales to Saudi Arabia.
This got here after French President Emmanuel Macron had on Friday implied German Chancellor Angela Merkel's authorities was once attractive in "pure demagoguery" by halting palms sales to Riyadh.
On the sidelines of a Syria summit in Istanbul, the 2 leaders had a "peaceful exchange", the Elysee palace mentioned, and agreed not to announce their subsequent positions at the issue without first coordinating "at the European level".
The Saudi international minister vowed Saturday that the kingdom would "overcome" the crisis over Khashoggi's killing.
"The issue, as I said, is being investigated. We will know the truth. We will hold those responsible accountable. And we will put in place mechanisms to ensure it doesn't happen again," Jubeir instructed the defence forum.
Beyond the detention of the 18 suspects, 5 Saudi intelligence chiefs have been sacked, including two who had been part of the crown prince's inside circle.
On Thursday, CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed US President Donald Trump on the newest developments in the investigation after a fact-finding venture to Turkey.
Pro-government Turkish media mentioned intelligence officers showed Haspel video photographs and audio tapes of Khashoggi's killing collected from the consulate.
But the body of Khashoggi, who was once once an insider in Saudi royal circles, stays missing.
"You need to show this body," Erdogan insisted on Friday, indicating that his nation had more evidence concerning the killing to reveal.
The Turkish president, who has stopped short of without delay blaming the Saudi authorities, added the 18 suspects should know who killed Khashoggi and repeated his name for the boys to be attempted in Turkey.
"The culprit is among them. If that is not the case, then who is the local conspirator? You have to tell," he mentioned.
"Unless you tell, Saudi Arabia will not be free from this suspicion."
Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz mentioned in a TV interview on Friday that she never would have let him enter the consulate if she had idea that "Saudi Arabia authorities would hatch a plot" to kill him.
"I demand that all those involved in this savagery from the highest to the lowest levels are punished and brought to justice," Cengiz instructed the Haberturk tv station.
She mentioned she had no longer been contacted by Saudi officers and was once not going to visit Saudi Arabia for any funeral there if Khashoggi's missing body is located.
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