According to the BBC and Saudi-owned Al Arabiya, Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist whose case got the attention of worldwide media, died after a fight in the Saudi consulate in Turkey. The news was reported on the basis of Saudi authorities having admitted the death on state television. Senior aide to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Saud Al-Qahtani, and deputy intelligence chief Ahmad Al-Assiri were dismissed over the affair. Additionally, 18 Saudi nationals were detained after the initial investigation findings. According to a statement by Saudi Arabian prosecutors, video footage appears to show Khashoggi being killed during a fight in the consulate. Saudi King Salman has ordered an investigation and the formation of a ministerial committee which will be headed by the Crown Prince. The committee’s goal will be to restructure the intelligence services. What has been the reaction so far? There have been no statements of note released by any countries in response to Saudi Arabia’s admission. In recent days, the United States had cautioned critics to await official results of the investigation, with US President Donald Trump declaring that he was told by the Saudi Crown Prince that “rogue figures”…
