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Khashoggi killing: CIA did not blame Saudi crown prince, says Trump - Published US President Donald Trump has said the CIA did not conclude that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi was killed on 2 October in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. US officials have reportedly said that such an operation would have needed the prince's approval. But Saudi Arabia maintains it was a "rogue operation". "They didn't conclude," Mr Trump said when asked about the CIA's reported evaluation by reporters in Florida. His comments on Thursday came as the Saudi crown prince began a regional tour of the Middle East, starting with the United Arab Emirates - his first official trip abroad since Khashoggi was killed. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed, tweeted to say the UAE "will always be a loving and supportive home for our brothers in Saudi Arabia". Delighted to welcome our state guest, brother Prince Mohammed bin Salman. We’re proud of our deep-rooted ties. Close cooperation and a fruitful partnership lies in store for our countries. The UAE will always be a loving and supportive home for our brothers in Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/MIrXsDBQ2m— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) November 22, 2018 The Saudi crown prince is also expected to participate in a G20 meeting of world leaders in Buenos Aires at the end of the month that will be attended by leaders from the US, Turkey and a number of European countries. In another development, about 200 British military personnel and eight Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets have arrived in Saudi Arabia to take part in a joint military exercise. The RAF described it as a "pre-planned exercise" but the timing is potentially embarrassing to the UK government, BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale says. Britain has previously called on Saudi authorities to fully explain Khashoggi's death. Meanwhile, France has announced that it is imposing sanctions on 18 Saudi nationals - the same individuals targeted with sanctions by the US, UK and Germany - allegedly linked to the Khashoggi murder. Their list of individuals does not include the crown prince, a spokesperson for the French ministry of foreign affairs said. What has Trump said about the CIA report? "They have feelings certain ways. I have the report, they have not concluded, I don't know if anyone's going to be able to conclude the crown prince did it," Mr Trump told reporters in Florida. "But whether he did or whether he didn't, he denies it vehemently. His father denies it, the king, vehemently," he added. Earlier this week, Mr Trump released a statement suggesting that the crown prince "could very well" have known about the murder. His statement said: "[It] could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event - maybe he did and maybe he didn't!" The president has repeatedly stressed the importance of Saudi Arabia to the US following the killing, calling the kingdom a "steadfast partner" that has agreed to invest "a record amount of money" in the US. On 17 November, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that Mr Trump had confidence in the CIA following conversations with Director Gina Haspel and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the Khashoggi murder. Sources quoted in the US media at the time stressed that there was no single piece of evidence linking the crown prince directly to the murder, but officials believe the killing would have required his endorsement. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says intelligence agencies rarely offer their governments cast-iron, 100% conclusions, instead producing nuanced assessments often based on probabilities. This wariness has become more pronounced since the mistakes made in the run-up to the Iraq invasion of 2003. Separately, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Thursday that Ms Haspel told Turkish officials last month that the CIA had a recording in which the crown prince gave instructions to "silence" the Saudi writer as soon as possible. When asked about the claims by reporters, Mr Trump said: "I don't want to talk about it. You'll have to ask them." What have the Saudis said? Saudi Arabia says claims that the crown prince may have ordered the Khashoggi killing are false and maintains that he knew nothing about it. The Gulf kingdom's public prosecutor has said Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate as a result of a "rogue operation" on the orders of an intelligence officer. Khashoggi was given a lethal injection after a struggle. His body was then dismembered inside the consulate in Istanbul and the body parts were handed over to a local "collaborator" outside the grounds, the prosecutor said. He said investigations had "revealed that the person who ordered the killing was the head of the negotiations team", but did not identify any of the 11 people charged with the murder. Who was Jamal Khashoggi? As a prominent journalist, he covered major stories including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the rise of Osama Bin Laden for various Saudi news organisations. For decades he was close to the Saudi royal family and also served as an adviser to the government. But he fell out of favour and went into self-imposed exile in the US last year. From there, he wrote a monthly column in the Washington Post in which he criticised the policies of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In his first column for the newspaper, Khashoggi said he feared being arrested in an apparent crackdown on dissent overseen by the prince since. In his last column, he criticised Saudi involvement in the Yemen conflict.
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‘खशोग्जीको हत्या गर्ने आदेश उच्च तहबाटै’ टर्कीका राष्ट्रपति रेजेप तय्यीप एर्दोआनले पत्रकार जमाल खशोग्जीको हत्याका लागि पहिलो पटक प्रत्यक्ष रूपमा साउदी सरकारमाथि आरोप लगाएका छन्। अमेरिकी पत्रिका द वाशिङटन पोस्टमा एउटा लेख लेख्दै उनले भनेका छन्, "हामीलाई थाहा छ खशोग्जीको हत्या गर्ने आदेश साउदी सरकारको उच्च तहबाटै आएको हो।" तर साउदी अरेबियासँगको टर्कीको 'मित्रवत्' सम्बन्धमा जोड दिँदै एर्दोआनले खशोग्जीको हत्यामा राजा सलमानको संलग्नता रहेको कुरामा भने आफ्नो विश्वास नरहेको बताएका छन्। टर्कीका अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूको विश्वास छ, निर्वासित पत्रकार खशोग्जी इस्तानबुलस्थित साउदी वाणिज्य दूतावास गएका बेला घाँटी अठ्याएर उनको हत्या गरिएको हुनुपर्छ। ढाकछोप टर्कीकी महिलासँग बिहेका लागि आवश्यक कागजातहरू लिन खशोग्जी वाणिज्य दूतावास गएका थिए। गत अक्टोबर २ मा वाणिज्य दूतावास गएका खशोग्जी बेपत्ता भएका थिए। उनको शव अहिलेसम्म भेटिएको छैन र टर्कीका राष्ट्रपतिका एक सहयोगीका अनुसार शव टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारी त्यसलाई एसिडमा गलाइएको हुन सक्छ। शुरूमा साउदी अरेबियाले ढाकछोप गर्न खोजेको खशोग्जी हत्या प्रकरणले रियाद र उसका साझेदार मुलुकबीच एउटा कूटनीतिक सङ्कट निम्त्यायो। त्यसपछि उसले सन्दिग्ध १८ जनालाई पक्राउ गरेको छ र साउदी अरेबियामै उनीहरूमाथि मुद्दा चलाइने बताएको छ। तर आफ्नो भूमिमा हत्या भएकोले मुद्दा चलाउनका निम्ति टर्कीले उनीहरूको सुपुर्दगीको माग गरिरहेको छ। के भने एर्दोआनले? खशोग्जीले स्तम्भ लेख्ने गरेको वाशिङटन पोस्टमै लेख लेख्दै एर्दोआनले भनेका छन्, "हामीलाई थाहा छ साउदी अरेबियामा पक्राउ परेका १८ सन्दिग्धमध्ये नै दोषी छन्।" "हामीलाई यो पनि थाहा छ कि उनीहरू 'खशोग्जीलाई मारेर फर्क' भन्ने आदेश पालना गर्न टर्की आएका थिए। अन्ततः हामीलाई थाहा भयो कि खशोग्जीको हत्याको आदेश साउदी सरकारको उच्च तहबाटै आएको हो।" हत्यामा 'सुरक्षा अधिकारीहरूको एउटा समूहभन्दा थुप्रैको संलग्नता रहेको' भन्दै एर्दोआनले 'खशोग्जी हत्या प्रकरणका नाइके'लाई पर्दाफाश गरिनुपर्ने बताएका छन्। उनले अगाडि लेखेका छन्, "नेटोको एउटा साझेदार मुलुकको भूमिमा फेरि पनि यस्तो कृत्य गर्न कसैले दुस्साहस गर्नुहुँदैन। यदि यो चेतावनीलाई कसैले बेवास्ता गर्छ भने कठोर परिणाम भोग्नुपर्ने हुन्छ।" को थिए जमाल खशोग्जी? उनी एक चर्चित पत्रकार थिए, जसले अफगानिस्तानमा सोभियत संघको अतिक्रमणदेखि ओसामा बिन लादेनको उदयसम्मका विषयमा कैयौँ साउदी समाचार संस्थाका लागि समाचार लेखे। दशकौँसम्म उनी साउदी राजपरिवारको निकट रहे र सरकारको सल्लाहकारका रूपमा पनि उनले काम गरे। तर पछि उनले राजपरिवारको विश्वास गुमाए र गत वर्ष उनी अमेरिकामा निर्वासनमा गए। त्यहाँबाट उनले अमेरिकी पत्रिका द वाशिङ्टन पोस्टका लागि मासिक स्तम्भ लेख्न थाले, जसमा उनले साउदी युवराज मोहम्मद बिन सलमानका नीतिहरूको आलोचना गरे। आफ्नो पहिलो स्तम्भमा खशोग्जीले विरोधी स्वरमाथि दमन गर्न लागेका युवराज मोहम्मदले गिरफ्तार गराउन सक्ने आशङ्का व्यक्त गरेका थिए। बेपत्ता हुनु तीन दिनघि बीबीसीको न्यूजआवर कार्यक्रममा उनले भनेका थिए, "विरोधी हुँदैमा मानिसहरू गिरफ्तार भइरहेका छैनन्, स्वतन्त्र विचार राख्नेहरू पनि गिरफ्तार गरिँदैछन्।"