ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish President said on Sunday that he will deliver a statement revealing the truth on the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Tuesday.
“We continue to seek justice, this is not an ordinary case. Why 15 people [from Saudi Arabia] came to Turkey [on the day of Khashoggi’s death]? Why 18 people were arrested? I will make a detailed statement in an address to the [parliamentary AKP] fraction on Tuesday,” the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
After denying any knowledge of Khashoggi’s whereabouts for two weeks, Saudi Arabia admitted on Friday that the journalist died in a fight inside its consulate. It also said 18 people had been arrested as part of the case. Turkey is conducting a separate investigation into the journalist’s death.
Earlier, the Turkish president Erdogan held talks the other day with Saudi King Salman, and the two agreed to continue cooperation in the probe.
