Kathmandu : The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) submitted an objection letter to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the protest against the alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khasoggi. Journalist Khasoggi, now based in the USA, served as an adviser to top Saudi officials but later fell out of favour with the government reportedly, was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
It is covered in the media that a group of 15 suspected Saudi agents were believed to have flown into Turkey and entered the consulate before Mr Khashoggi’s visit.
Turkish authorities have maintained Khashoggi was killed inside the embassy by this group, who allegedly included a doctor who specialized in post-mortem and someone carrying a bone saw. However, Saudi authorities have dismissed the accusations as “lies”.
According to FNJ general secretary Ramesh Bista, they submitted the objection letter at the embassy demanding fair and free investigation into the incident.
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