'Jamal Khashoggi body parts found in well in Saudi consul general's home'
THE BODY of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi has supposedly been discovered in Istanbul with his face “disfigured.”
Jamal Khashoggi went missing on October 2 after enterring the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
After weeks of specualtion, officials have now confirmed the journalist is dead - and now it is believed his body has been discovered as an investigation into his death got underway.
Dogu Perincek, leader of Turkey's Rodina party, claimed in an interview his body parts were discovered in Istanbul during forensic searches.
He claimed the remains had been found in a well in the garden of the Saudi consul general’s home.
And a ‘highly placed’ source told Sky News the writer had been “cut up” and his face “disfigured.”
The 57-year-old was last seen entering the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
The news comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the person who ordered the death of the prominent Saudi journalist must “be brought to account.”
He said Turkey would not complete its investigation into Khashoggi’s death until all questions were answered.
He said: “Intelligence and security institutions have evidence showing the murder was planned… pinning such a case on some security and intelligence members will not satisfy us or the international community.
“From the person who gave the order, to the person who carried it out, they must all be brought to account.”
Earlier President Erdogan demanded Saudi officials reveal the whereabouts of Mr Khashoggi’s body.
He promised to reveal the “naked truth” behind the killing and told lawmakers the plot to murder Mr Khashoggi began days in advance.
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He said 15 Saudi nationals, “intelligence, security and forensic” officials including generals, entered the consulate the day of the murder and emerged hours late before boarding a flight from Istanbul back to Riyadh.
President Erdogan said: “Why did these 15 people meet in Istanbul on the day of the murder? We are seeking answers to this.
“Who are these people receiving orders from?”
Turkish officials suspect Mr Khashoggi was killed and dismembered inside the consulate by Saudi agents.
Saudi initially denied any involvement in the disappearance and death of the journalist but gave into international pressure and said he was killed in a fight in the consulate.
However, the version of events was greeted with skepticism by several Western governments.
President Erdogan called for an independent commission to probe the killing and said criminal trials should be held in Istanbul.
Saudi state media said King Salman had fired five officials over the killing carried out by a 15-man hit team, including Saud al-Qahtani, a top aide who ran social media for Prince Mohammed.
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