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Khashoggi murder: Saudi Arabia rules out extraditing suspects to Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly called on Saudi Arabia to hand over suspects in the killing of the dissident journalist.

By Web Desk
December 10, 2018

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has  rejected demands to extradite suspects connected to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as sought by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir during a press conference in capital Riyadh on Sunday said: "We don't extradite our citizens."

While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly called on Saudi Arabia to hand over suspects in the killing of the dissident journalist.

Khashoggi, a Saudi contributor to the Washington Post, was killed shortly after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2.