'I thought I would become Jamal's wife. Instead I became the last witness before a murder' - Khashoggi's fiancee
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'I thought I would become Jamal's wife. Instead I became the last witness before a murder' - Khashoggi's fiancee
- Title: 'I thought I would become Jamal's wife. Instead I became the last witness before a murder' - Khashoggi's fiancee
- Date: 2nd October 2019
- Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (FILE - OCTOBER 2, 2018) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) JOURNALIST JAMAL KHASHOGGI'S FIANCEE HATICE CENGIZ WAITING OUTSIDE OF SAUDI ARABIA CONSULATE SPEAKING ON MOBILE PHONE CENGIZ NEXT TO CONSULATE BARRIERS ISTANBUL, TURKEY (FILE - OCTOBER 3, 2018) (REUTERS) SAUDI ARABIA FLAG FLYING OVER CONSULATE VARIOUS OF CENGIZ SEATED OUTSIDE OF CONSULATE SPEAKING ON MOBILE PHONE
- Embargoed: 16th October 2019 09:55
- Keywords: Hatice Cengiz fiancee of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi murder first anniversary of murder Saudi Consulate Istanbul
- Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY / LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY / LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime
- Reuters ID: LVA001AZEN58N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:One year after the murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, his fiancee Hatice Cengiz remembered the day her life changed.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, where he was to receive papers ahead of his wedding. His body was reportedly dismembered and removed from the building, and his remains have not been found.
Cengiz said that while she was waiting outside for him she had wedding plans on her mind.
"There and then I thought I would become Jamal's wife. Instead I became the last witness before a murder," she told Swedish broadcaster TV4 in an interview on Monday (September 30).
A global outcry ensued and led to U.S. Treasury sanctions on 17 Saudi individuals and a Senate resolution blaming Prince Mohammed bin Salman, of whom Khashoggi was a critic.
The Saudi crown prince told CBS program "60 Minutes" that as de facto Saudi leader he ultimately bore "full responsibility" for the killing a year ago, but he denied ordering it.
Cengiz said that many questions about the murder remained unanswered.
On Wednesday (October 2) Cengiz will mark the murder's first anniversary outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul together with activists and U.N. Special rapporteur Agnes Callamard.
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