Jamal Khashoggi: The Silencing of a Journalist | Al Jazeera World

On October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist working in the US for the Washington Post, entered his country's consulate in Istanbul to process paperwork - and was never seen again.
On the same day, a 15-man Saudi hit squad had allegedly flown to Istanbul. All the evidence points to Khashoggi's murder, suggesting that his body was first dismembered and then disposed of.
The killing of the well-known journalist and critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has resonated around the world, both as an attack on media freedom and as a shocking insight into the workings of a secretive and repressive regime.
The horrific story has been well documented in the media but there are still pieces missing and serious questions remaining unanswered: What happened to the body? Why did two weeks pass before Turkish investigators were allowed into the consulate to examine forensic evidence? And who was ultimately responsible for the killing?
Al Jazeera Arabic's Tamer Almisshal goes to Istanbul to try and find answers. He has pieced together the chronology of events - and examined the theories as to what may have happened to Khashoggi's body.
In mid-March, Saudi Arabia announced it had started court proceedings against those it believes were involved. The Kingdom still refuses to agree to a UN-led investigation, and despite the volume of powerful evidence, we still don't know whether those ultimately responsible for Khashoggi's death will ever be openly held to account.
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[@franciskundukulangara7923]

Having self exiled from his country, JK made the grave mistake of entering an embassy of his own abandoned country...

[@danielobara4692]

Thank u Francis. He digged his own grave.

[@rickyanthony]

Another life claimed by the love/attraction to/marriage to a woman

[@danielobara4692]

@@rickyanthony yes mate. We men loose our lives because of women. Sad.

[@judithny28]

The woman had nothing to do with his death. His was murdered on the orders of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

[@rickyanthony]

@@judithny28 Yes, I don't mean to imply the woman had anything to do with it, but he was at the embassy to get documents so he could be married. As it turns out, if he hadn't he'd be alive.

[@delboyd4841]

🙏R.I.P🙏 For a journalist who gave his life to report the truth

[@md.mostakim6210]

and USA vowed the beheader...

[@afrikaqueen6855]

AND the so call person in the white house did nothing!! 🤔🤔" May Khashoggi Rest in Peace🌹😞

[@juanfigueroa9148]

@@afrikaqueen6855 he did nothing because the murdering prince spent money on his hotel.

[@adadumitrescu412]

What about Assange?

[@eileencloonan9117]

@@juanfigueroa9148 OMG, I forgot about that! Trump was certainly a greedy, selfish opportunist who made a nice fortune on his hotels from visiting dignitaries. Thank GOD he's history!

[@bernadettecoshan1636]

Wicked and evil people may think they are free of all their wrong doing. But their judgement will surely come later. My prayers are for all his family and loved ones.

[@AwesomeAlexAdam]

Bernadette Coshan It comes in the form of KARMA of which we ALL of us are Judged. Its Justice is the Pure Law of the Universe. JUSTICE = It Just Is.

[@Xeverettxx]

Right, Jamal finally got his justice. Now if only the rest of the terrorists and members of the MB would follow.

[@maryramos4161]

God sees all what happened and those involved. They will surely pay what they had done. "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord. Leave room for God's wrath". The people plus their families for generations will repay what was done.

[@lulunabat9180]

Images his sons had to shake the hand of crowned prince 👑 images shaking hands with a person who killed ur father 💔😱

[@andrewlee-py9zm]

whats praying gonna do? u ppl need to stop believing ur fairy tales

[@acmcgowan751]

Gone. But not forgotten. Oh so sad.The way they took his life was just awful inhumane. Prayers go up to heaven for his family.

[@stephenprice8172]

It is not what it is reported.

[@lee-angel4610]

Two years later I still cry when watching this😢😢. May the Lord take care of Mr Khashoggi's soul 🙏

[@gulshankumarsharma2902]

Why JK was on Red List?

[@ibrahimhaneef6684]

Amen

[@stephenprice8172]

I do feel for you, but you must understand that it is not what you have been lead to believe

[@deoglemnaco7025]

The Christian or Muslim god?

[@andrewlee-py9zm]

god is fake bruh. u ppl need to grow up

[@thebutterflygarden1138]

What happened to this man was pure evil. May God bring swift judgement on the Saudis!

[@dawneipeldauer-awanderingn825]

And DJT he was behind it too

[@lisabishop7465]

@@dawneipeldauer-awanderingn825 💯

[@AM-ms9mn]

You mean MBS?

[@amitoshnavy]

Wonderful account of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi . One of the best i have ever watched. Thanks Al Jazeera . RIP Jamal Khashoggi who never feared anyone.

[@stephenprice8172]

Wrong.

[@gloriamrales-king8606]

​@@stephenprice8172 Why, wrong?

[@michaelmarzano2759]

Saudi Arabia is trying to build a tourism industry.They have certainly destroyed any chance of that!

[@jarrodyuki7081]

i dont believe in press freedom but i also dont believe in murder still freebound journalists should fired or imprisoned. the politicians and oligarchs should have their activities free from public scrutiny.

[@stephendoherty]

I have the greatest respect for any person, of any religious persuasion, whom seeks truth. I have nothing but disdain for any person, of any faith, any societal position, who believes themselves to be above the principles of common humanity.

[@stephenprice8172]

Then you and I am of the same mind..............

[@V.E.R.O.]

That demon must have literally ordered them to bring his head back and deliver to him on a platter, I I wouldn't even be surprised if he has a collection of heads mounted up on a dungeon wall somewhere.

[@essamrafiq2595]

you just finished watching Games of Thrones?

[@V.E.R.O.]

@@essamrafiq2595 No.

[@essamrafiq2595]

@@V.E.R.O. you sound like you have watched Game of Thrones before writing your comment. 😂

[@V.E.R.O.]

@@essamrafiq2595 I have but that's not why I made the comment. I've seen it done in movies and books.

[@basitshabbir1100]

@@essamrafiq2595 are you another saudi apologiser?

[@keisehashi6898]

Money and power can silence more things you cannt imagine

[@Jez4prez1]

Truth is Jamal was a Qatari agent (he was working with a Qatari handler), hence why they (Qatar / Al Jazeera) had a hissy fit that he got assassinated (and are still talking about it, while the rest of the world has already moved on).

[@JK-vc7ie]

Keise Hashi Hilary Clinton has had about 25 people killed

[@rrpearsall]

money, power, and ignorant religious beliefs

[@AwesomeAlexAdam]

Keise Hashi In this Life YES! But there is Karmic Law that will be Satisfied. No excaping it. It is the Law of The Universe. Believe it or not; Karmic JUSTICE = It Just Is.

[@JK-vc7ie]

صلاح محمد الجعلي what people?

[@fatguybob2778]

Jamal Khashoggi is as much of a patriot as Edward Snowden!!! Fighting for free speech and fighting for people’s right to be themselves is heroic regardless of what anyone else will say

[@stephenprice8172]

Wrong.

[@skye5230]

@@stephenprice8172 Fighting for free speech and fighting for people's right to be themselves, is indeed heroic.

[@DursunX]

can we acknowledge the magnitude of the work Turkish officials have done to expose this crime.. Jamal's father had Turkish heritage. they murdered one of our own. justice WILL be served 🤲🏻

[@dawneipeldauer-awanderingn825]

Jesus was murdered by his own people too

[@zambush3180]

@@dawneipeldauer-awanderingn825 Jesus the Pdophet of God was not killed tho they tried , God saved him . Stop spreading lies about our beloved Jesus son of Mary

[@lisabishop7465]

The Turks will not mess with Saudi Arabia.

[@stephenprice8172]

Actually, wrong.

[@UntaintedIndigoChild]

Jamal knew too much and they had to take him out. God bless the Saudi royal family with the same treatment as he was given. Jamal blood will not go in vain.

[@youcefamr7709]

is this the best speaker Al Jazeera have!!!!

[@lulunabat9180]

Ugh 🤦🏻‍♀️ I know lol arab accent at it best

[@todonyangduncan3678]

These inhuman Princes of Saudi must face the full force of law...no one has authority to take one's life. Is only Allah

[@sunal5997]

Authobillah Astagfrullah don’t say something you don’t know anything about

[@sunal5997]

May Allah Azawajal guide you

[@carlosradillo4909]

It was the will of Alllahhnhh

[@gandolfgrey4928]

There is only one God. It is not allah. It is our Savior.

[@rabiyasyne621]

@@gandolfgrey4928 The Christians in the middle east call god, ALLAH and they call Jesus 'Isa,'

[@gokarengo]

Paperwork he needed should have been mailed

[@selitanamwinga7149]

I know right! He didn’t have to go there in person. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@freezoneproject567]

Great documentary, thank you.

[@ivanfernandes1227]

Turkey must have kept day and night police vigil outside the Saudi embassy for checking what is happening inside as well as outside

[@abdulr.5520]

The criminals who murdered him should be prosecutedcted including MBS.

[@donsarde]

Very interesting documentary, bravo to the Turkish authorities for their tenacity and determination to bring those responsible for this appalling act of barbarie.

[@michaelmarzano2759]

BRILLIANT reporting 👍

[@josebarberena9564]

best video on the matter ive seen so far. great job as always

[@noblecyborg-savage]

Crazy how much technology helps these days. Security cameras figured the entire thing out....if you wanna off someone its really hard these days

[@ansleyjukeboxxjoye884]

This is Horrific. May the universe carry his spirit. GOD!

[@josebarberena9564]

im curious to know who had the crime scene bugged in the first place??

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

The turks. So the fact they revealed they had the saudi consulate bugged means they thought exposing saudi arabia was worth more than keeping their spying Intact. It was worth burning that Inel source to expose this crime.

[@censoredchinese]

Share this so that Jamal Khashoggi's voice can live on within all of us.

[@changiz123456]

The most important question is Where is jamal's body ?

[@tsehaineshkiflemariam235]

is gone to saudi arabia

[@ramanathanshankar2691]

Unfortunately oil is more important than human beings and human rights. The last part mentions that MBS is yet to face some tough questions on the issue…. But the main issue is who is going to ask him in the first place!

[@impychimpyable]

This murder of Jamal is not limited to Saudi Arabia, many countries, western and eastern perpetrate crimes like this every year. The UK is a great hub for these types of crimes, every other day we have some political activist or politician or secret service operative arrested or murdered....and each excuse the British government gives for the deaths is as laughable as those by the Saudi state. Look up the story of Gareth Williams who killed himself and then looked himself inside a bag, locked with a padlock from the outside because the government said he likes houdini....or the story of David Kelly or the story of Jean Charles de Menezes. You don't even need to be their enemy to become a victim. You can just be a normal person who does nothing political. If you become a part of a plan that they have you will disappear and have no recourse for justice. The world that we live in is sadly full of corruption, perversions and abuse....and it will get worse. Why do I say it will get worse? because change is in the hands of the young people....especially those in universities. When you go to universities all those who have views that are contrary to certain political narratives are quickly silenced and removed from the universitY. Education systems are acting as a platform to filter out undesirables and empower certain political views....some of which are extremely draconian, terroristic and deviant. The good are having power taken away from them and the bad are being empowered. Our future will be in the hands of worse people than those who rule over us today.

[@youcefamr7709]

i agree with every word, what makes me wonder that all the governments are serving the same agenda, the question is, for who's benefit? for remain in power i think that is only part of it but the real answer is bigger than that.

[@stephenprice8172]

Wrong.

[@israel172251]

Great documentary. Great work on the the whole video🏆🥇

[@emilioguifarro6389]

It makes me shiver to know that Qaddafi and many others leaders have been assassinated or overthron accused of being killers, dictatos etc .. but they have never done something like this. And this MBS killer none of those who have accused of killers to others and have killed them, have accused him of being a killer. Nobody has told him:. "hi has lost leadership, he has to go" Nobody has told the press that he is a killer, that he violates HR, nobody has told him he is a dictator. Nobody has put a blockade. Nobody has canceled his visa. Like how it has been done with Maduro, Ortega, and Cuba, and many more leader from the left. And this is the problem. A leader can be an impune killer as long as he is from far right. By the contrary, they keep being his friend... From the.left, they aren't but still they are accused of.being bad guys...

[@wonderdog3353]

The video format this is presented is poor. It is very difficult to read the captions. This is a very Inportante narrative. The way it is posted. does not allow the viewer to understand the report

[@naimeeodero6863]

I applaud Turkey Intelligence...they did an amazing job!

[@MusTafa-wp1nt]

15 guys to kill a old journalist guy?

[@OliviasHands]

From every mobster story ever told : you never know you’re going to get whacked, it always someone you trust involved, rules to remember

[@6507353]

Gonna be honest, never thought would see a Muslim channel cover the reality of this situation.

[@bb1786]

A muslim channel 😂 never heard that before u know u can say an arabic channel 😊

[@fourseasonmountaintrek6720]

and thanks for information

[@donsarde]

Poor man, from a land where one has no rights. To have been murdered for relating the truth. May Karma take revenge on those evil vermin that committed this horrendous crime. May he rest in peace. My prayers go to his family.

[@quranchannel4622]

Suleimani killed by USA : It's ok. Iranian Nuclear scientists killed by Israhell : it's ok. Khashoggi killed by Saudi : it's horrible

[@orrinhughes5104]

This story is so sad but not surprising for when leaders and men with such influence and financial and military power believe that they are above the law and onto themselves and right thinking people say nothing thinking like this happens. Those that where involved in this act as you live by your actions so shall you die by your actions.

[@khalidmirza755]

Killing one person is like killing entire humanity Quran, Allah will bring justice to his family very soon

[@davidkasuku2253]

As day follws night light shall inevitably follow darkness.

[@HabibGadiaga]

Shame on the kingdom and the international community double standard.....

[@lisabishop7465]

The USA trades blood fo oil. We (I’m an American) complain about China human rights but Arabia is equally brutal yet we support and buy from them.

[@yoshi_x_x]

Everytime I see rich Saudi bois driving super cars in Central London. I'm like 'hmmm' 😑

[@yourlordflyingspaghettimon3781]

In London???

[@gordonaliasme1104]

@@yourlordflyingspaghettimon3781 Yes,usually through Knightsbridge , an area with lots of money.

[@lisabishop7465]

The USA and the UK fully support the Arabia murderous regime

[@MillyNSanchez]

…”do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear him who can destroy both soul and body in Ge·henʹna”.. -Matthew 10:28

[@sharfuddinshafin4192]

Thanks Al jazeera for publishing the truth from the root. A very talented and trusted media.

[@sharfuddinshafin4192]

Which media should i like according to you??? No other media is much more stronger than Aj....

[@silverjones2317]

All jazera, the mouth piece of the terrorist state of Qatar deceiving just like islam's allah, the best of the deceivers

[@cherylthomas1268]

Killed, dismembered, placed in bags and incinerated inside a Consulate! This world is beyond evil. How much hate can one have for another human being? How can you reconcile that with God?

[@juliesngh]

We live in the era of monsters and sinister beings.

[@ane12loquita]

Two years have passed and there is no justice. Can't believe it.

[@stephenrdoc]

no karma as criminals thrive with pardon

[@meeeka]

in as many consulates and embassies i've been in, i can't figure out in which ROOM in a diplomatic facility is it correct to dismember a corpse?

[@markm_exploits]

Probably the kitchen is the best room; the kitchen counter would be perfect to slice and dice.

[@bb1786]

Maybe when they cut you then u would figure it out

[@janethmn8279]

I recommend you guys watch the DW documentary version of this. It was much thorough, clearly presented, in-depth, objective, and without that annoying speaking voice of al-jazeera's anchor. LOL

[@flamingforce5130]

What’s the name of it ?

[@bb1786]

It’s not annoying he got other languages what have u got idiot

[@worldcitizen4383]

American Israel UAE and Saudi strench relationship is the sign for desaster

[@dawneipeldauer-awanderingn825]

Beware if DJT gets 2024 there will be a lot more of this - DJT is evil and a deceiver

[@21chavez25]

So how do you hide your identity to talk about someone you had a conversation with, obviously they know who you are.....God be with you and the taxi driver

[@V.E.R.O.]

Maybe he changed his name.

[@josebarberena9564]

LOL thought the same. I mean, youve spoken to a criminal in person and built a human cooking oven, i dont think youd be easy to forget even if youre joe schmoe

[@arunhai08]

There are about a 1000 kashoggis in China. Can you do one documentary??

[@susangaik36]

Chicago, IL is still looking for Stacey Peterson's body....Drew's not talking. :(

[@twaariqmohamed2206]

He died because he LOVED his fiance. Did anybody notice this??

[@hatoriterry8198]

TWAARIQ MOHAMED I’d been watching a lot of conspiracy movies and that tells me something.

[@Buck-mp4yi]

Good video but need new narrator

[@denboer908denboer8]

Still i can cry watching the investigation of the journalists.

[@deoglemnaco7025]

It’s like a “who dun it”! I love mysteries

[@durgeshsingh7735]

You can kill a Man but you cannot kill his ideas.

[@ElenaGooner]

You don't even bother inserting English subtitles for your own journalist (the narrator) who speaks in such a thick accent that is barely understandable, but yet you had English subtitles for your documentary on Malaysia when the locals featured in that documentary spoke perfectly understandable English.

[@V.E.R.O.]

I had some difficulty understanding at the beginning but then my ears adapted, he could benefit from some accent reduction classes.

[@bb1786]

Subtitles require a lot of work by the way

[@fuqaimi]

the media was told to lie on behalf of the Saudi monarch? Wow!

[@devoekwameful]

THIS IS ONE PARTICULAR DEATH I CANT SEEM TO GET OVER IT.ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE KILLING OF THIS MAN ARE INDEED WICKED BEYOND BELIEF.MAY THEY NEVER HAVE PEACE TILL THEY ALL DIE PAINFULLY AND MAY THEY SUFFER DAILY EVEN IN THEIR DEATH.

[@stephenprice8172]

Believe not that which man tells you, but that which your Creator shows you...

[@someguy3522]

Turkish intel searched the plane before takeoff? If that doesn't say they knew something, what does?

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

He wore the dead mans clothes wtf, what evil people

[@danielareynoso9534]

R.P.l🙏jamal.......

[@tommythompson7941]

His family must be horrified and I am sorry for their loss and their grief. Aristocrats are not accountable for their impulses, yet their subjects cannot find closure.

[@acajudi100]

Treat everyone the way you want to be treated. Hands are for helping and not hurting. The world belongs to God, and not man, but he allows us to live here for a time. You know when he is angry, and you better behave. you can kill a body, but you release the soul, who will haunt you forever. God sees all the good and evil, that you do. He knows your fake troll accounts, so grow up. We reap what we sow.. What goes around comes around. Karma never loses an address.

[@monkeyguy80]

This case will remain unsolved! 😒

[@lioncvet21]

Saudi Arabia is responsible and should have been held accountable. Criminal, and in an embassy! Disgusting

[@muhammadalibangura7887]

yes in the face of the earth but it can reopen again in the day of judgement / accountable day

[@tsehaineshkiflemariam235]

this case will remain solved

[@opigendut8059]

Missing him always

[@NeutronDance]

I don't think there's any question about who was ultimately responsible.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

That taxi guy was uber helpful. Turkish sherlock

[@SS-cs8eg]

Why Turkish Intelligence was listening to the Saudi Consulate and their mobile phones ?

[@karenbittner9538]

Did they ever find that journalist's remains or traces of him in that oven?🤔

[@Latabrine]

Yes, they found him. Not in the oven, in the woods. It's on yt.

[@seddikbitcoin7610]

no did not found him

[@judithny28]

No one was to find the truth. even the forensic officials from Saudi Arabia came to the consulate to cover up or destroy the evidence that he was murdered inside the consulate.

[@durgeshsingh7735]

America extracted fortune from Saudi to ensure that the truth remained under the carpet

[@edsantos6627]

... murder... and the law and capital punishment in ksa does not apply to favored ones?..

[@motega33]

many kind of murder also happened to any countries all over the world who targeting anyone threathning an elite

[@lilibertnyasunu3564]

Poor Jamal. He let his guard down for the love of a woman. The Eve curse I suspect. Very tragic and sad.

[@sakhilemathumo-mhodi2901]

Yes he just wanted to marry his love

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

This is so weird

[@AkMS0505]

If this case were left unsolved in spite the evidences then the fate of ordinary people will be just forgotten.

[@bb1786]

That’s why u got the Hereafter where every soul is going to get judged

[@pen4hire27]

I like how the fiancee describes how their romance started - absolutely no salacious detail that would have been standard in the telling of a westerner.

[@stephenofmilford1216]

trivialising a heinous tragedy with a racist comment. what sort of salacious detail in your warped imagination ?

[@muhammadalibangura7887]

just after one hours his fiance supposed to alert the authorities

[@pegiatliterasimedsos6701]

Such Barbaric Act must be stopped. Hoping this brutal murder will never ever happen again in the future

[@donsarde]

How dare they proceed in the murder of this journalist without any form of legal trail is absolutely outrageous.

[@solomonpilot2510]

THEY SHOULD HAVE SEARCHED THE FIRST PLANE PERIOD !

[@randomtux1234]

if JK was on any of the planes.... the search was probably routine, and who's to say how thoroughly they searched it.

[@josephcampbell4724]

Adnan Khashoggi. Adnan Khashoggi (Arabic: عدنان خاشقجي‎; 25 July 1935 - 6 June 2017) was a Saudi Arabian businessman and arms dealer, known for his lavish business deals and lifestyle. He is estimated to have had a peak net worth of around US$4 billion in the early 1980s. Donald Trump Once Bought A $200M Yacht from Jamal Khashoggi’s Famed Arms Dealer Uncle U see which family this man belongs . That's why so much Attention when millions innocent people dying around the world and not a single report this Rich people funded brainwashing TV channel not want to tell u .

[@bb1786]

Good. Job but we know people day every single seconds and gets killed but not in such a way in a consulate

[@pegiatliterasimedsos6701]

Critics and outspoken Journalists or Columnists all over the world often risk their lifes.

[@anteyefolkz7777]

....what an idiot for walking into that trap..did he think he would be walking out again or was he suicidal? ....I mean come on....No , what I think happened was that he had already been read his death sentence ... they could 'got' him anywhere they wanted ..he would have been instructed of a far different and dire consequence if he didn't front by 1:15pm that afternoon....his fiance waited how long before raising the alarm? something's not right about all that...

[@vongzkee73ers60]

The silencing of a "lamb".........

[@ravishanker2024]

??? do you all remember " operation entabbe " conducted by isrel with pin point accurecy .

[@isaac7769]

Operation " Entebbe "

[@judithny28]

This happened in my own country. Operation Entebbe.

[@hatoriterry8198]

It was a rescue mission well orchestrated.

[@jacobpoulose5276]

They should not do this murder ...especially a journalist...without any royal involvement they can’t do it must punish all involved...

[@mbshah2046]

This is brutal

[@TerlinguaTalkeetna]

5 years on and it's business as usual in the world.

[@ianbrennan8952]

I taught the embassy was Saudi territory . The airport is not Saudi territory it's Turkish territory 🤷🤷🤷🤷

[@njorogefred150]

Am sure the blood of Khashoggi is still haunting MBS to this day.

[@danial469]

lmao, not at all. dude has killed thousands if not hundreds of thousands. You think he cares about this one guy just because it turned out to be a big deal.

[@annaeembinannahari2516]

MBS is guilty under sharia law. His own laws of the land.

[@bb1786]

@@danial469 u dum u dont have to care for something to haunt u

[@babbar123]

Human life doesn't carry any worth in the sight of politics and greed. Sadly, such is the state of human nature....

[@amy.gali13]

Unfortunately, we will never prosecute the man who did this…..it’s MBS. The only way to get him is if his own people turn on him which will never happen bc there’s too much money and fear involved. Love of money is the root of all evil.

[@Maria.801]

It's very true

[@norassafi2985]

I became worried about Taxi Driver. I wonder do they need to show his face, I don't think it's necessary.

[@user-ss5cf3eh9w]

They canno anyshit. If they try to harrass our own citizens specially this driver. If they try then ll launch nukes from incirlik to riyad 😉

[@vernedavis5856]

ignoring the very likely scenario that ex-wife has his ashes & would tell any story she was requested to tell