Turkish prosecutors questioning Saudi consulate employees over missing journalist

Xinhua Published: 2018-10-19 23:45:23
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Turkish prosecutors are questioning employees of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, local media reported on Friday.

A total of 15 Turkish employees, including a driver, a technical officer, a switchboard operator and an accountant, are giving testimony at the Istanbul prosecutor's office, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.

Security guards stand outside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. [Photo: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis]

Security guards stand outside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. [Photo: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis]

Having searched the Saudi consulate, the residence of the Saudi consul general and vehicles belonging to the consulate over the past days, Turkish police and crime scene investigators also expanded their probe into a forest in Istanbul and a farmhouse in the neighboring province of Yalova, press reports said.

Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate on Oct. 2. to obtain documents related to his upcoming marriage.

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