Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Thursday, November 15, has dismissed Turkey’s demand for an international inquiry into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Minister Adel al-Jubeir has said that Riyadh has its own “investigative body” and would “reject” an independent investigation into the killing of Khashoggi, who had been “heavily drugged” before being dismembered. He continued by emphasizing that the case is now a legal one and this is in the hands of Saudi Arabia’s judiciary.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, on Wednesday called for the international investigation into the October 2 killing of Khashoggi. He explained that: “In the beginning we said we formed a working group with Saudi Arabia and that we had no plans to take the (murder) to international court,” Cavusoglu told parliament, but the government now believes that an international investigation is a must have. 
Officials who have casted doubts on whether Saudi Arabia was willing to genuinely cooperate with authorities on the murder of Khashoggi, said they will do whatever is needed to shed light on all aspects of the murder. Recall that Koko life reported that Saudi Arabia on Thursday has made its first official admission that Khashoggi had been dismembered inside its Istanbul consulate, and said it was seeking the death penalty against five people accused of the murder. Jubeir said Prince Mohammed, the powerful 33-year-old heir to the throne, had “absolutely” nothing to do with the killing.
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