Slain Saudi writer's fiancee says prince must give answers
Posted October 01, 2019 7:00 am
ISTANBUL (AP) - The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has a duty to answer questions now that he'd accepted responsibility for the killing inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year.
Hatice Cengiz told The Associated Press she is apprehensive about returning to the site on Wednesday for a ceremony marking the anniversary of Khashoggi's death but takes strength knowing she won't be alone this time.
Cengiz waited outside the consulate a year ago when Khashoggi went to get documents they needed to marry.
She said on Tuesday: "Last year, I waited for Jamal alone. This year the whole world will be waiting with me for Jamal, and for justice for Jamal.
Prince Mohammed said this week he took "full responsibility" for Khashoggi's death but denied allegations that he ordered it.
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi poses for The Associated Press, following an interview in Istanbul, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Speaking on the eve of the anniversary of his death, Cengiz said she feels apprehensive about returning to the site where he was killed for a commemorative ceremony but takes strength from the fact that she will not be alone. Cengiz said: "Last year, I waited for Jamal alone. This year the whole world will be waiting with me for Jamal, and for justice for Jamal''. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi talks to The Associated Press in Istanbul, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Speaking on the eve of the anniversary of his death, Cengiz said she feels apprehensive about returning to the site where he was killed for a commemorative ceremony but takes strength from the fact that she will not be alone. Cengiz said: "Last year, I waited for Jamal alone. This year the whole world will be waiting with me for Jamal, and for justice for Jamal''. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018 file photo, a video image of Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is played during an event to remember Khashoggi, who died inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018, in Washington. The killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul drew renewed scrutiny to the kingdom, as his son and a U.N. investigator spoke out Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, ahead of the anniversary of his death. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi talks to The Associated Press in Istanbul, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Speaking on the eve of the anniversary of his death, Cengiz said she feels apprehensive about returning to the site where he was killed for a commemorative ceremony but takes strength from the fact that she will not be alone. Cengiz said: "Last year, I waited for Jamal alone. This year the whole world will be waiting with me for Jamal, and for justice for Jamal''. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi talks to The Associated Press in Istanbul, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Speaking on the eve of the anniversary of his death, Cengiz said she feels apprehensive about returning to the site where he was killed for a commemorative ceremony but takes strength from the fact that she will not be alone. Cengiz said: "Last year, I waited for Jamal alone. This year the whole world will be waiting with me for Jamal, and for justice for Jamal''. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi talks to The Associated Press in Istanbul, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Speaking on the eve of the anniversary of his death, Cengiz said she feels apprehensive about returning to the site where he was killed for a commemorative ceremony but takes strength from the fact that she will not be alone. Cengiz said: "Last year, I waited for Jamal alone. This year the whole world will be waiting with me for Jamal, and for justice for Jamal''. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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