Canada condemns killing of journalist in Saudi Arabia consulate in Turkey
OTTAWA — Canada has condemned the killing of a Washington Post journalist in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Turkey.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement Saturday night that the Saudis’ “explanations” of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi “lack consistency and credibility.”
She also reiterated the federal government’s call for a thorough investigation in collaboration with Turkish officials.
Khashoggi vanished on Oct. 2 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to get paperwork he needed to marry his Turkish fiancee. Five days later Turkish officials alleged that he had been tortured, killed and dismembered at the diplomatic outpost.