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■ Broadcast: Kim Sung-joon's current affairs observatory (FM 103.5 MHz 14:20 ~ 16:00)
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■ Broadcast date and time: Thursday, October 18, 2018
■ Dialogue: Kim Young-mi Middle East Problem Specialist PD
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- Kashu, a journalist with critical views on Saudi government
- Saudi royal information spying suspected
- If a Saudi consul general is involved in the Kashu disaster, a big shock
- It is possible that the Turkish government continued to intercept the Saudi Consulate General.
- I do not want to get in touch with the US, Saudi ... Weapons deals, etc.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

The case of alleged assassination of Saudi journalist Kashujiji, which has been going on for several days. CNN quoted multiple sources and reported that Kashuji was assassinated by the Saudi royal family. According to evidence provided by the Turkish police, the Saudi intelligence agency has teamed up with forensic scientists, security guards and prison guard, and these people killed Kashuji and damaged the body. What this is about is a professional journalist in the Middle East. I will connect Kim Young Mi with PD. Kim PD, Good afternoon.

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

Yes. Hello. Kim Young Mi PD.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

First of all, can you give an overview of the case?

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

It happened when a Saudi journalist who went to the consulate in Istanbul was missing. As the name of the missing Saudi journalist, Kashu, disappeared, and it became known that this person was exiled to the US, he became more interested in his disappearance. And the fact that he went to the consulate was due to his marriage papers. The fiancee actually reported missing. So it became an international issue as the Turkish police jumped into the front.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

The name is Jamal Kashu. You are a Saudi journalist. Who are you?

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

I have a very critical view on the Saudi government. There is also an English newspaper in Saudi Arabia. There are newspapers in Arabic and English newspapers. He is also the editor of the English newspaper, and he was a close friend of other foreign reporters because he studied English in America and was very good at English. So he wrote some articles with a critical perspective on the Saudi royal family, and the most sensitive issue in the Saudi royal family was the most sensitive thing about being accused of spying information on foreign reporters. The Saudi kingdom is a secret state and a kingdom. There are many occasions when we know about the secrets of the ancestors rather than the contents of someone's coverage. Kashuji is said to have been one of the biggest heavyweights Saudi sources.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

But he is a heavyweight and a journalist critical of the government. However, if you actually did the murder, you would be doing so. It is a little uncomfortable to go to other countries and kill them.

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

In the case of Kashu Kuzu, I came to Turkey this time, but I have been in the US many times. So it seems that it would be very hard to assassinate something in America.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Relatively.

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

right. So, I came to Turkey because of the marriage, and I took the documents carefully, and I thought that I was careful about this. Did you know that information in Saudi Intelligence Agency in advance? I think so. So I thought I would leave such a simple document, and I might have gotten into it myself. In fact, the charges are that the head of the Saudi Intelligence Service has been leading the case. If that were true, I would have come to Myrkashuji on the day he came there and removed the papers. I think so.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

I'm actually curious about that. For example, Kashu has visited Turkey for a formal event scheduled for Turkey. If it was such a thing, I could have prepared in advance. This person went to the consulate with his fiance to marry. As far as information is given, it is known to the consulate that you have made a reservation in advance for the documents. I do not want to be like this. I have a lot of thought to be puzzled.

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

Yes. From that point of view, an aide might have provided information from the US in advance. Or it could have followed. I came to Turkey from the USA on an airplane and I know the flight schedule in advance, so I get to know the time in Turkey. I may have followed it from then on. There are many possibilities. The most striking thing about this case is that it is the most shocking that the consulate general has commanded the Turkish consulate rather than someone doing it. The consul general has already returned to Saudi Arabia. That is why the government of Turkey can not do any kind of justice. Moreover, because the place of consular affairs is where extraterritorial rights work. If there is a murder incident there, the legal interpretation becomes a very vague situation. So I figured out all these things, and the consuls involved in the actual murder. These are the ones that are most interested.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Turkey is now in a relationship with the United States, so it is in need of help from another ally. In such a situation, it would be uncomfortable for Saudi Arabia and Turkey to do the same thing with Saudi Arabia.

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

I do not think so. Saudi Arabia and Turkey have not been good from old times. In the same Islamic Sunni, Turkey is close to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which has some static. I can easily explain that the Saudi and Qatar waves are divided in the same Muslim Sunni.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

There is another division.

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

Yes. So I do not think religion shares sectarianism. Often, they are divided because of their interests. Sunnis, Shi'a It is difficult to say these things in the Sunnis, Sunnis close to the Saudi side, Sunnis close to the Qatari divided into two. Turkey, for example, was a closer Sunni nation in Qatar and a country that had not been in a good relationship with Saudi Arabia in terms of mutual interests. So, this is the country that is responsible for Saudi Arabia, and it is a country that can mobilize the judiciary so that it can search the police with the help of the police. In this case, since Kashu Kaji was in the United States, it is linked to the US government, so three countries across many continents are very intertwined. What kind of information would be used by the three countries? This is what happens in the behind-the-scenes.

It is known that there was an audio file at the time Kashuji was murdered. This is detailed in the press. However, there are not many people who have actually heard it, I'm talking about the situation where the slice was killed later. How did you tear it up if it widened to such a degree? Most of the embassies and consulates do not become Wi-Fi, although the Turkish government has continued to tap the Saudi Consulate General, and no matter how Apple watches have been delivered. Especially in the Middle East countries, because Wi-Fi is blocked. In fact, it's very questionable about how reliable this is. So the Turkish government has been raising many cases of the charter. Now, even before President Eduard was elected, the contents in the office were informed through eavesdropping. So maybe it is because people are familiar with the idea of ​​the gods.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Yes. By the way, I think the US position is somewhat ambiguous. A Saudi journalist who was exiled in his country was caught in this suspicion. It seems to be wrapped around Saudi Arabia.

▶ Kim Young-mi Specialist in Middle East Problem PD:

Now, to the US, Saudi is a great customer who sells weapons. And because I made a lot of money, and yesterday the same amount of money, I can say that I deposited $ 100 million in cash at once. If possible, the United States will not want to get in touch with Saudi Arabia. I do not think that such a logic would have a big impact on the international community, even if it happened. There were also Yemen issues before that, and there were many issues. The Saudi royal family also showed signs of a coup. There was a lot of international interest and sympathy, but every time I had roughly solved it with money. Buy weapons or make other investments. So, if you are in Saudi Arabia, it is a big hand that invests very much. Ubber all over the world has never been successful without Saudi investment. In that sense, I think that maybe they will settle and forget each other. I think it's a pity that one's life has passed like this. As a journalist.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Yes. thank you. Until now, Kim Young-mi was a PD specialist in the Middle East issue.