Who ordered the killing of Khashoggi? The last questions in the case

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This is the last words of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi one of the hours of the second day of October last year.

He was killed by suffocation and his body was cut like Hollywood horror films, in a crime that shook the international conscience, and pushed many, from countries or institutions, legal and humanitarian organizations or individuals of different nationalities and ethnicities, to prevent the crime files from being turned into oblivion.

Perhaps Jamal thought at first glance that these words will create a state of compassion and sympathy for him who were around him - official - pushing them not to go too far in their actions, and therefore can enter with them in dialogue and understanding with good, as was his custom and often called for dialogue, as an ideal tool effective To untangle much of the decade in crises and political problems between states, or misunderstandings between any regime and the people.

Most likely he did not think that those who surrounded him inside his consulate - after being advised by his zealous owners a few days before the incident not to go - that they flew and came from Riyadh to Istanbul on private aircraft the same day to liquidate, but he certainly did not imagine that They do so, given that they are in a diplomatic position where they are supposed to abide by international conventions and laws, and that they are to understand and negotiate closer to violence or liquidation.

Confused questions
Where is Khashoggi's body? Who signed the execution note of this Saudi journalist? Who sent the 15 killers on the planes to Istanbul?

These are three questions that have been brought back to the forefront, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an article in the Washington Post, where he pointed out that his country's continued follow-up is not intended to offend the Saudi state as a state or its king, but not to close the case file and escape criminals from Punishment.

"It is in our interest and in the interest of humanity to ensure that such a crime is not committed anywhere again," he said, adding that the best way not to repeat similar crimes is by combating everything that could lead to impunity.

Following the chronology of the crime since it took place on this day of the last year, the rapid collapse of the Saudi official story is observed from the first days, which began with denial and then 17 days after the crime begins the gradual formal recognition episodes within the consulate, but with the rejection of some details, And to reach another official recognition - and not last - of the fact that they are considered serious mistakes.

After several months of international political and media pressure, the official recognition of the second highest figure in the pyramid of power in the Kingdom, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his recent interview with Martin Smith, correspondent of the program "Frontline" broadcast by the network "PBS" American On the first anniversary of Khashoggi's death, he said that the crime took place under his rule and that he therefore bears responsibility, but stressed that the crime occurred without his knowledge!

Bin Salman's acknowledgment of the crime, which his courageous supporters saw, is perhaps the thing that the world was waiting to hear from him personally, in order to establish the charge as a state-sponsored crime, thus narrowing the case further and facilitating the procedure for showing everyone who had a hand and a role in it. According to observers, it is possible to open the files of other dissidents who are not known to this day, and that the events that took place at the consulate may have been one of the methods used by the regime to liquidate its opponents and opponents in past times.

What then confess?
This confession did not and will not end the case as easily as the advisers may have portrayed the crown prince, because that confession raised the subject again and stronger momentum. In several Twitter tweets, UN Special Rapporteur Agnès Kalamar, who is responsible for the extrajudicial executions, considered his announcement to be responsible for Khashoggi's murder an implicit admission that the murder came under the responsibility of the Saudi state. This happened during his reign as almost a leader of the state, so the state is involved. "

"There has to be official recognition, an apology and a guarantee that this will not happen again," Kalamar said. "This is what the responsible head of state does, but nothing like that has happened so far. Quite the contrary."

Observers of the case see the importance of continuing international pressure, and that this continuation with the diversity of forms of pressure can lead to other desirable results, including the location of the body and how it was disposed of after the execution, as well as to reach the last crucial point in the case is to know the number one commission of the crime , And then how justice is done to them.

It is likely, according to followers of the Saudi affairs, the continuation of the various international pressures on the Kingdom, in terms of "a lot of welding," as the public in the Gulf says.