The search for the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi expands into a forest outside of Istanbul

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The search for the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi expands into a forest outside of Istanbul





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    The president has promised "very severe" consequences if the Saudi government is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. He was last seen at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

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Images from the surveillance camera taken on October 2 show a man identified by Turkish officials as Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb in front of the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul before the writer Jamal Khashoggi disappeared. Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb is a frequent companion of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.(Photo: AP)
Turkish crime scene investigators extended their search for the remains of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a forest outside Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday. 
Khashoggi was last seen entering Saudi Arabia's diplomatic precinct 17 days ago. There is no evidence to show that he ever left, and audio and video recordings obtained by Turkish security officials indicate that he may have been dismembered inside the consulate. 
Search teams investigating the disappearance of Khashoggi have begun tracking the Belgrade forest in search of their remains because they believe that several vehicles owned by the consulate led to the area on October 2, the day Khashoggi disappeared, according to Yeni Safak. , a pro-government newspaper. The forest is about 20 kilometers from Istanbul. 
It is the first time that researchers begin to look for evidence of Khashoggi's remains outside of Istanbul. During the last two weeks, the focus has been on the consulate and the general residence of the Saudi consul. The researchers have also excavated gardens and have poured out surveillance images to create an image of Khashoggi's final movements, as well as those of 15 Saudi citizens suspected of participating in his disappearance. 
The apparent development occurs when President Donald Trump seems to have changed his way of thinking about the case. When asked on Thursday night if he believed the Saudi dissident was dead, the president said that "it certainly seems that way" and promised "very serious" consequences for Saudi Arabia if it is shown to be behind Khashoggi's murder.
It is a change of opinion that follows the strong criticism of Trump to appear in recent days to prioritize the security relationship of the United States with the Middle East country on what the Turkish reports indicate that it may be an extrajudicial execution carried out by members of a assassination squad with links to the Saudi crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 
Trump said he wants to wait for Saudi Arabia and Turkey to complete their investigations before deciding what action to take. Turkey believes that Khashoggi, a leading critic of Saudi Arabia who was a resident of the United States at the time of his disappearance, was murdered inside the consulate. The Saudis deny the accusation.
Amid growing international condemnation of the matter, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged patience. After returning on Wednesday from a search for answers to Riyadh and Ankara, he said the Saudis should be given "a few more days" to complete their investigation. Pompeo also denied claims that during his trip he heard Turkish audio evidence of Khashoggi's alleged tortures and murders inside the consulate. 
The New York Times reported late on Thursday that the Saudis may be preparing to blame General Ahmed al-Assiri, an adviser to the crown prince, for Khashoggi's murder. The newspaper said the monarchy can claim that the crown prince received the general's authorization to arrest Khashoggi for interrogation in Saudi Arabia, but that he misinterpreted the instructions or overstepped his authorization and killed Khashoggi.
Saudi experts, dissidents, United States Congress figures and leading human rights organizations say that this would be a scapegoat. "US involvement is the best guarantee against Saudi money laundering or the attempts of other governments to sweep the issue under the rug to preserve lucrative business ties with Riyadh," said Robert Mahoney, executive deputy director of the Committee for the Protection of Journalists.
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Contributing: David Jackson
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