Turkey's president says he has heard an audio recording, in which a suspected killer of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi allegedly says: "I know how to cut well."
Speaking on Friday, 14 December, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan added that the man heard in the recording was a high-level soldier and "morgue employee" who "openly" said he could dissect a body. Turkey has shared the audio recording with Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany and others.
Turkey says a 15-person hit squad killed Khashoggi on 2 October, in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate. His remains have not been found.
Erdogan also criticised the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman for saying the journalist had left the consulate, a claim he later reversed.
"This nation is not dumb, it knows how to hold (people) accountable," said Erdogan.
Meanwhile, in back-to-back votes against Saudi Arabia, the Senate delivered an unusual rebuke of President Donald Trump's response to the death of Khashoggi and signaled new scepticism from Capitol Hill toward the longtime Middle East ally.
Although the resolutions are largely symbolic — because it's unclear if they will be considered by the House — their passage on Thursday, 13 December, showed senators seeking to assert oversight of Trump administration foreign policy and the relationship with Saudi Arabia.
It also marked the collapse of the Trump administration's effort in the Senate to contain fallout from the gruesome killing.
(This article has been produced in an arrangement with The Associated Press)
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