Turki al-Faisal: No international probe into Khashoggi’s murder

Saudi Arabia former spy chief, Prince Turki al-Faisal said his country would “never accept” an independent international inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

Speaking at the International Peace Institute think tank in New York, al- Faisal said: “the kingdom is not going to accept an international tribunal to look into something that is Saudi, and the Saudi judicial system is sound, it is up, it is running, and it will take its course”.

“The kingdom … will never accept foreign interference in that system” he added.

Faisal expressed hope that the kingdom would live up to its pledge and “put the facts on the table and answer all questions about the fate of Khashoggi’s body”.

Khashoggi was murdered by a Saudi- hit squad inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul in early October.

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