Self proclaimed General Miguna Miguna is the latest to condemn the murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who hasn’t been seen since he went into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago.
“We condemn the barbaric TORTURE and MURDER of Jamal Kashoogi, a fearless freedom fighter, by the despotic government of Saudi Arabia. The best we can do to show solidarity and celebrate Kashoogi’s life is to FIGHT AND REMOVE DESPOTS from our respective countries.,” tweeted Dkt. Miguna.
We condemn the barbaric TORTURE and MURDER of Jamal Kashoogi, a fearless freedom fighter, by the despotic government of Saudi Arabia. The best we can do to show solidarity and celebrate Kashoogi’s life is to FIGHT AND REMOVE DESPOTS from our respective countries. #SayNoToUjinga pic.twitter.com/82qf9AEkoD
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) October 16, 2018
Dkt. Miguna joins world renowned leaders led by President Donald Trump in condemning Jamal’s murder. President Trump has demanded to know the utmost truth from the Saudi Arabia government in regards to Jamal’s murder.
Trump sent his secretary of state Mike Pompeo on a fact finding mission on his behalf about the presumed murder of the prominent journalist.
Mr Pompeo flew to the Saudi capital Riyadh with the intention of getting the truth about the likely death of Jamal Khashoggi.
Mr Trump wanted him to have “face-to-face” meetings. But CNN reported Mr Pompeo had only a short discussion with King Salman and the US is no closer to finding out what happened.
Mr Pompeo then had a longer meeting with the King’s son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler.
US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Pompeo “thanked the King for his commitment to supporting a thorough, transparent, and timely investigation” of the Khashoggi case and expressed “concern” about the case to the foreign minister.
However, there was no new explanation from Saudi Arabia about what could have happened to Khashoggi.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly preparing to admit its agents killed Khashoggi who was in the consulate to sort out marriage paperwork.
His fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, tweeted a Quranic verse on Tuesday promising “eternal hellfire” for the killers of “deliberate believers.”
Turkish officials believe Khashoggi was killed and dismembered inside the consulate.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters that investigators searched for traces of “toxic materials” at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul where Khashoggi disappeared from two weeks ago.
Earlier today, the family of Khashoggi confirmed they were still “sadly and anxiously” awaiting official news about what happened to him as urgent talks between the US and Saudi Arabia commence.
“We are sadly and anxiously following the conflicting news regarding the fate of our father after losing contact with him two weeks ago, when he disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul,” the statement from Khashoggi’s family read.
“Our family is traumatised, and yearns to be together during this painful time.
“The strong moral and legal responsibility which our father instilled in us obliges us to call for the establishment of an independent and impartial international commission to inquire into the circumstances of his death.”
The family’s emotional statement coincided with US media reports the Saudi kingdom may be mulling an admission Khashoggi died during a botched interrogation.