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Saudi consul in Istanbul `relieved of post, to be investigated | Hürriyet Daily News |
Saudi Arabia's Consul General in Istanbul, where prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, has been relieved of his post and will be investigated, according to an official statement carried by Sabq newspaper on Oct. 17.
The Saudi online newspaper did not give details of those violations which the consul Mohammad al-Otaibi is being investigated for.
Meanwhile, Turkish police arrived Al-Otaibi's residence in Istanbul at 4.45 p.m. on Oct. 17 to conduct a search as part of the Khashoggi investigation.
Turkish daily Yeni Şafak reported Oct. 17 that Al-Otaibi's voice could be heard in one of the recordings of Khashoggi's "interrogation" at the consulate.
According to the report, after Al-Otaibi told the interrogators to "do it somewhere else outside or I will be in trouble," he was told to "shut up if you want to live when you are back in Arabia."
Al-Otaibi returned to Saudi Arabia on Oct. 16.

○ Turkish Police Search Saudi Consul's Home for Clues in Jamal Khashoggi's Disappearance | TIME |
○ Saudi consul general in Istanbul leaves for Riyadh amid investigation into Khashoggi's disappearance

Turkish police and forensic experts entered the residence of Mohammed al-Otaibi after a 24-hour delay (_link)
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