RIYADH – Saudi Arabia says preliminary results from its investigation intothe disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows he died in theSaudi consulate in Istanbul after a fight with people he met there, statemedia reported.
A statement from the Saudi public prosecutor carried Saturday by Saudistate TV said 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested so far in connectionwith Khashoggi’s death and said royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani anddeputy intelligence chief Ahmed Assiri have been fired from their positions.
The prosecutor said the investigation into Khashoggi’s death is stillunderway.
The state-run news agency also said King Salman has also ordered theformation of a ministerial committee headed by the crown prince torestructure the kingdom’s intelligence services.
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Saturday’s comments are the first admission by the Saudi government thatKhashoggi died.
