Saudi Arabia refuses to extradite the suspect in the murder of journalist Khashoggi.
On December 9, the Saudi Arabian foreign minister ruled out the possibility of leading a team of suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Türkiye.
Last week, Turkish officials said the prosecutor's office had concluded that Saud al-Qahtani, a top aide to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Ahmed al-Asiri, a former deputy director of Saudi Arabia's foreign intelligence agency, were highly likely to be among the masterminds behind the October 2 murder of journalist Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul.
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| Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. Photo: Reuters |
"We will not extradite our citizens," Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said at a press conference on the sidelines of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh.
Last month, the US Treasury Department sanctioned 17 Saudi Arabian individuals, including Qahtani but not Asirri, for their roles in the murder of journalist Khashoggi.
Saudi prosecutors say the order to bring journalist Khashoggi back to the country came from Asiri, and that a travel ban has also been imposed on Qahtani. However, Foreign Minister Jubeir did not confirm whether these individuals are currently being detained.
