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Washington Post writer who staunchly criticized Saudi government 'cut to pieces' inside consulate in Turkey, police claim

Jamal Khashoggi reportedly entered the Saudi Arabian consulate to obtain official documents for his upcoming wedding and "never came back out again."

BY NAMRATA TRIPATHI

UPDATED OCT 8, 2018

A 59-year-old journalist, staunchly critical of Saudi Arabia's regime, disappeared after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week. The latest reports stated that the Saudi national was likely "tortured, murdered and cut to pieces," according to Turkish police claims.

Jamal Khashoggi reportedly entered the Saudi Arabian consulate to obtain official documents for his upcoming wedding and "never came back out again," according to reports. Turkish police believe the journalist, who also used to write articles for The Washington Post, was murdered inside the consulate building. The Saudi government, however, has denied the allegations and has claimed instead that Khashoggi disappeared after he left the consulate on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Daily Mail.

Posters of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi are seen stuck to a police barricade in front of Saudi Arabia's consulate on October 8, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. Fears are growing over the fate of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Turkish officials said they believe he was murdered inside the Saudi consulate. Saudi consulate officials have said that missing writer and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi went missing after leaving the consulate, however the statement directly contradicts other sources including Turkish officials. Jamal Khashoggi a Saudi writer critical of the Kingdom and a contributor to the Washington Post was living in self-imposed exile in the U.S.