UAE commends the directives and decisions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on "Khashoggi issue"

The United Arab Emirates hailed the directives and decisions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, regarding the unfortunate and painful incident that claimed the lives of the Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, commended the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for his keenness and keenness to explore the truth in this matter. Fair legal accounting.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by its leadership, was and still is a state of institutions based on justice and equity. The royal decisions and procedures taken after the investigation in this case reaffirm these values ​​and established principles to ensure the application of law and justice.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said at the end of his statement, that God preserves the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the brotherly leadership and the people and avoids all evil.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques issued royal orders yesterday evening to exempt a number of officials from their positions, including the adviser to the Royal Court Saud bin Abdullah al-Qahtani, the deputy head of general intelligence, Ahmed bin Hassan bin Mohammed Asiri, Maj. Gen. Mohammad bin Saleh Al Rumaih, Assistant General Intelligence Officer for Human Resources, Major General Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Shaya, and Director General of Security and Protection headed by General Intelligence, Major General Rashad bin Hamed Al-Mahmadi.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques also ordered the formation of a ministerial committee headed by the Crown Prince and Chairman of the Council for Political and Security Affairs, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to restructure the General Intelligence Presidency, modernize its regulations and regulations, define its powers accurately and evaluate the procedures, So as to ensure the proper functioning of the work and the determination of responsibilities.

The royal orders came after Saudi Attorney General Saud bin Abdullah stated that the preliminary investigations conducted by the Public Prosecution on Khashoggi's disappearance showed that the discussions he had had with the persons he met during his stay at the consulate in Istanbul led to a quarrel and a clash of hands With him, which led to his death.

The Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed that its investigations into this case are continuing with the detainees in custody of the case, the number of which so far 18 people, all of Saudi nationality, in preparation for reaching all the facts and declare, and hold all those involved in this case and bring them to justice.

For his part, an official source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, yesterday, that the directives and decisions ordered by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, comes as a continuation of the State's approach to establish the foundations of justice, according to our Shari'a law, and hold any deficient person, and deal with any default or Especially if he touches a son of the nation in a comprehensive and firm manner, whatever the circumstances, regardless of any considerations.

"These measures reflect the leadership's concern for the security and safety of all the people of this country, and reflect their determination not to stand in the way of accountability of the defaulters and direct officials to include corrective measures to prevent the occurrence of such a serious error," SPA quoted the source as saying. Future.

The source added that the Kingdom's government appreciates the outstanding cooperation shown by the brotherly government of Turkey led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose efforts and cooperation have contributed significantly to the investigation into Khashoggi's death.

The source pointed out that the Kingdom appreciates the wise positions of the countries that have preferred the settlement and waiting for the results of the investigations, and away from speculation and allegations.

The source pointed out that the subject of the disappearance of the citizen Jamal Khashoggi raised the attention of Saudi Arabia at the highest levels, and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, the Kingdom took the necessary procedures to clarify the truth, and began to send a security team to Turkey on 6 October 2018 for investigation and cooperation with counterparts in Turkey, The formation of a joint security team between the Kingdom and the sister Republic of Turkey, while allowing the Turkish security authorities to enter the Consulate of the Kingdom in Istanbul and the residence of the Consul, in the interest of the Kingdom to know all the facts.

The source pointed out that the implementation of the directives of the leadership to the need to know the truth clearly and declare transparently whatever, the preliminary investigations conducted by the Public Prosecution showed that the suspect to go to Istanbul to meet with Jamal Khashoggi, for the emergence of indications of the possibility of returning to the country, The discussions that took place with Khashoggi during his presence in the Consulate of the Kingdom in Istanbul by the suspects did not go as required and developed in a negative led to a fight and a clash of hands between them and the citizen Jamal Khashoggi, aggravated, which led to his death, and tried They are clandestinely what happened and coverage on it.