US cancels visas of Khashoggi killers, slams cover-up
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vice president mike pence in an appearance at the washington post where khashoggi was a contributing opinion writer denounced the brutal murder2 the united states said tuesday it was revoking visas of saudis involved in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi as president donald trump ridiculed the kingdoms response as one of the worst cover-ups in history2 saudi leaders have denied involvement in the killing pushing responsibility down the chain of command2 crown prince mohammed bin salman strongly said that he had nothing to do with this this was at a lower level us president donald trump said adding he had spoken monday to the prince and his father king salman2 trump said the saudis had a very bad original concept in killing the 59-year-old saudi insider-turned-critic2 it was carried out poorly and the cover-up was one of the worst in the history of cover-ups trump said2 it was a total fiasco he later added. im saying they should have never thought about it. once they thought about it everything else they did was bad too it should have never happened2 faced with mounting calls for tough measures by us lawmakers across the political spectrum the state department said it had identified 21 saudis whose visas would either be revoked or who would be ineligible for future visas2 these penalties will not be the last word on this matter from the united states secretary of state mike pompeo told reporters2 we are making very clear that the united states does not tolerate this kind of action to silence mr. khashoggi a journalist through violence he said2 the top us diplomat said the saudi suspects came from the intelligence services the royal court the foreign ministry and other saudi ministries2 pompeo added the united states was also looking into whether to take action under a law named after sergei magnitsky the anti-corruption accountant who died in russian custody that would impose financial sanctions on individuals behind khashoggis death2 the initial us action against the saudis came three weeks after khashoggi self-exiled to suburban washington vanished in the consulate and following contradictory statements by trump who has ruled out major steps such as cutting arms sales to the major defense partner2 the move came as turkish president recep tayyip erdogan said khashoggis killing inside the saudis istanbul consulate had been meticulously planned in a speech that overshadowed a long-planned investment forum in riyadh2 he added erdogans account the most substantive remarks on the case by the turkish leader flies in the face of the saudis earlier assertions2 saudi arabia whose ambitious crown prince has been amassing power initially claimed khashoggi left freely after visiting the consulate where he was completing paperwork for his upcoming marriage2 but as pressure grew saudi state media changed the story and said khashoggi died when an argument descended into a fistfight an account that was swiftly denounced overseas even if trump initially said he found it credible2 erdogan said that a 15-person team came from riyadh to kill khashoggi carrying out reconnaissance outside istanbul and deactivating security cameras at the consulate2 he said 18 suspects detained by saudi arabia should be extradited to istanbul to face trial and called for an investigation into those with even the slightest link to the case2 the turkish leader did not mention some of the most striking claims that appeared in the turkish press in recent days notably that khashoggis body was cut up into multiple pieces and that there is an audio recording of the murder2 the whereabouts of khashoggis corpse remain unknown. turkish police were searching an abandoned car belonging to the saudi consulate in an underground car park in the sultangazi district of istanbul2 the group of seven industrial nations said in a joint statement that the killing left many questions unanswered. denmark also summoned the saudi ambassador over the case2 the murder has shone the spotlight on the mohammed bin salman who was credited with a reform drive in the kingdom but is now accused of ordering khashoggis killing2 a key investment summit dubbed davos in the desert was overshadowed by big-name cancellations as it kicked off in riyadh2 dozens of executives including from banks goldman sachs and jp morgan and ride-hailing app uber pulled out of the three-day future investment initiative2 saudi organizers sought to portray it was business as usual announcing 12 mega deals worth more than 50 billion in oil gas infrastructure and other sectors2 but energy minister khalid al-falih acknowledged we are going through a crisis2

US cancels visas of Khashoggi killers, slams cover-up
News & Trends •
vice president mike pence in an appearance at the washington post where khashoggi was a contributing opinion writer denounced the brutal murder2 the united states said tuesday it was revoking visas of saudis involved in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi as president donald trump ridiculed the kingdoms response as one of the worst cover-ups in history2 saudi leaders have denied involvement in the killing pushing responsibility down the chain of command2 crown prince mohammed bin salman strongly said that he had nothing to do with this this was at a lower level us president donald trump said adding he had spoken monday to the prince and his father king salman2 trump said the saudis had a very bad original concept in killing the 59-year-old saudi insider-turned-critic2 it was carried out poorly and the cover-up was one of the worst in the history of cover-ups trump said2 it was a total fiasco he later added. im saying they should have never thought about it. once they thought about it everything else they did was bad too it should have never happened2 faced with mounting calls for tough measures by us lawmakers across the political spectrum the state department said it had identified 21 saudis whose visas would either be revoked or who would be ineligible for future visas2 these penalties will not be the last word on this matter from the united states secretary of state mike pompeo told reporters2 we are making very clear that the united states does not tolerate this kind of action to silence mr. khashoggi a journalist through violence he said2 the top us diplomat said the saudi suspects came from the intelligence services the royal court the foreign ministry and other saudi ministries2 pompeo added the united states was also looking into whether to take action under a law named after sergei magnitsky the anti-corruption accountant who died in russian custody that would impose financial sanctions on individuals behind khashoggis death2 the initial us action against the saudis came three weeks after khashoggi self-exiled to suburban washington vanished in the consulate and following contradictory statements by trump who has ruled out major steps such as cutting arms sales to the major defense partner2 the move came as turkish president recep tayyip erdogan said khashoggis killing inside the saudis istanbul consulate had been meticulously planned in a speech that overshadowed a long-planned investment forum in riyadh2 he added erdogans account the most substantive remarks on the case by the turkish leader flies in the face of the saudis earlier assertions2 saudi arabia whose ambitious crown prince has been amassing power initially claimed khashoggi left freely after visiting the consulate where he was completing paperwork for his upcoming marriage2 but as pressure grew saudi state media changed the story and said khashoggi died when an argument descended into a fistfight an account that was swiftly denounced overseas even if trump initially said he found it credible2 erdogan said that a 15-person team came from riyadh to kill khashoggi carrying out reconnaissance outside istanbul and deactivating security cameras at the consulate2 he said 18 suspects detained by saudi arabia should be extradited to istanbul to face trial and called for an investigation into those with even the slightest link to the case2 the turkish leader did not mention some of the most striking claims that appeared in the turkish press in recent days notably that khashoggis body was cut up into multiple pieces and that there is an audio recording of the murder2 the whereabouts of khashoggis corpse remain unknown. turkish police were searching an abandoned car belonging to the saudi consulate in an underground car park in the sultangazi district of istanbul2 the group of seven industrial nations said in a joint statement that the killing left many questions unanswered. denmark also summoned the saudi ambassador over the case2 the murder has shone the spotlight on the mohammed bin salman who was credited with a reform drive in the kingdom but is now accused of ordering khashoggis killing2 a key investment summit dubbed davos in the desert was overshadowed by big-name cancellations as it kicked off in riyadh2 dozens of executives including from banks goldman sachs and jp morgan and ride-hailing app uber pulled out of the three-day future investment initiative2 saudi organizers sought to portray it was business as usual announcing 12 mega deals worth more than 50 billion in oil gas infrastructure and other sectors2 but energy minister khalid al-falih acknowledged we are going through a crisis2