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‘I can’t breathe’, transcript with Jamal Khashoggi’s last words is shocking

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In a shocking revelation, the transcript of the final moments before Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, have now been revealed. As per sources, the final words were “I can’t breathe,” CNN said on Sunday, citing a source who has read the transcript of an audio tape.

The source told the US network that the transcript made clear the killing was premeditated and suggests several phone calls were made to give briefings on the progress.

CNN said Turkish officials believe those calls were made to top officials in Riyadh. Khashoggi, a Saudi contributor to The Washington Post, was killed shortly after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018.

The audio transcript includes description of Khashoggi struggling against his murderers and even has reference sounds of the journalist’s body ‘being dismembered by a saw’.

The original transcript was prepared by Turkish intelligence services. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has rejected demands to extradite suspects connected to the murder of Khashoggi as sought by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Erdogan has repeatedly called on Saudi Arabia to hand over suspects in the killing. According to Turkey, a 15-member Saudi team was sent to Istanbul to kill Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia, however, holds that it was a ‘rogue’ operation gone wrong — a claim now weakened by the transcript.

For his part, US president Donald Trump has refrained from blaming Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, even though the CIA reportedly concluded that he ordered the assassination.
The murder has damaged Riyadh’s international reputation and Western countries including the United States, France and Canada have placed sanctions on nearly 20 Saudi nationals.

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