UK says Saudi explanation of Khashoggi death not credible

21 October 2018, 3:03 pm

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Britain says Saudi Arabia’s account of the death of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its Istanbul consulate was not credible and the culprits must be “held to account.”

After a fortnight of denials, Saudi authorities admitted Saturday that the Washington Post columnist, a prominent critic of powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed after entering the consulate in Turkey on October 2.

But it has faced a growing chorus of incredulity over its belated explanation that he died in a “brawl,” as world powers demand answers and the whereabouts of his body.

“I don’t think it’s credible,” Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab tells the BBC, adding there was a “serious question mark over the account that has been given.”

— AFP