Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir stated on Saturday that those responsible for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi would be prosecuted in the kingdom and that the investigation is still ongoing, reports Reuters. “On the issue of extradition, 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 said. At a security summit in Bahrain, Jubeir added that Saudi Arabia’s ties with the United States were “ironclad” amid the media hysteria over the case of Khashoggi. The minister also assured that all Gulf Arab states support the foreign policies of the Trump administration, noting that they are “rational” and “realistic”, and that both states are committed in combating the Iranian threat in the region. Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 3 to get documents for his marriage, and Turkish sources have claimed that he was killed. Saudi officials, however, asserted that he left the consulate afterwards. Saudi Arabia confirmed on October 19 that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died during a fight in the Saudi consulate…
Saudi Arabia to Prosecute the Killers of Saudi Journalist Khashoggi: Jubeir
October 27, 2018
