after people who are critical of the government i hope so because months ago before the killing of kushal we had a very similar case of the philippines returning a saudi woman to a family and we haven't heard from her since nobody knows where she is she's back in saudi arabia but how is she she has disappeared so this is no way to confirm it absolutely no but now the kushal the case has finally opened many people's eyes to the realities and saudi arabia before a lot less whitewashed lots of people bought into the propaganda of the prints and people said oh there's so much progress now women can drive costs and not seeing that those women fighting for the right to drive landed in prison but but but many would argue that saudi arabia has not been punished or has not been taken to task for what happened with jamal can show and they would say that riyadh feels emboldened by that and that it thinks that it can get away with even more cases that you were not i would find agree just and maybe even illegal i mean do you think that the royal the crown prince of the royal family do you think that t

dismember kushal and we see. the members of her talking about the murder itself while they're committing murders so. all teams who was you carjacked and provide the service information about how things happened and lastly they tell kushal to write to his son about hughes say and if he he turned hear from him for a while that he shouldn't be worried about him and question he refuses to do that so after that the members of the are trying to stir angle him being a whole hear that from due course so details crucial details vary i'm saying and building up a picture but as we've established there's still no smoking gun one thing that also wants to pick up i found it quite interesting that the book says that a call by one of the key suspects in the tribe saying. tell the boss the deed is done this was something that was extensively reported the book says it never actually took place and toby i'm just wondering how crucial a piece of evidence that was in providing the link between the murder and the saudi crown prince. n

dismember kushal and we see. the members of her talking about the murder itself while they're committing murders so. all teams who was you car did provide the service information about how things happened and lastly they tell kushal to write to his son about his say and if he he turned hear from him for a while that he shouldn't be worried about him and question he refuses to do that so after the the members of the are trying to stir angle him being a whole hear that from due course so details crucial details very interesting in building up a picture but as we've established there's still no smoking gun one thing that also wants to pick up i found it quite interesting that the book says that a call by one of the key suspects in the tribe saying. tell the boss the deed is done this was something that was extensively reported the book says it never actually took place and toby i'm just wondering how crucial a piece of evidence that was in providing the link between the murder and the saudi crown prince. not somethi

well for them all to announcing any troop movements almost kushal from where they're withdrawing from but they hof started the process according to the u.s. military they have begun the process something. has given a bit more clarity to the populace in the global until i said cornish and of course turkey has been really looking forward to take over from the united states once its troops have withdrawn on bottles the bubble argument between present at the one. but their latest common seems to be creating even more confusion we've seen u.s. officials you know speaking in different tones don't bolt on here last week talking about how the whole with the role process was hinged on turkey promising protection for c.b. and kurds. and of course the withdrawal process beginning just days later so this has been very confusing and the latest comments from trump are only going to confuse things further and how is the syrian government the asaad regime ahmed viewing these tensions between the u.s. and the taken scotland over the syrian cade's. this is a huge boon for every g.m. president bashar as

sabita kushal one hundred days after his murder. the u.s. president has been to the country southern border to drum up support for his proposed wall separating the u.s. from mexico donald trump is asking for five point seven billion dollars for the war which he says is needed to stop an influx of crime a standoff over funding has led to a partial government shutdown that's lasted nearly three weeks can be held at has more from maccallum texas. this is one of the places u.s. president donald trump wants to build his border wall mccallan texas the busiest stretch for illegal crossings from mexico into the united states i want to thank everybody trying to make sure all the prox ron display like drugs and weapons seized at the border as he met with officials of a calendar for a photo op designed to convince skeptical americans additional money for his border wall is necessary turned argued those organizing the illegal crossings are the real criminals victimising the migrants they have women tied up they have tape over their mouths electrical tap

pictures of the same agents outside the saudi consuls residence the bags reportedly used to carry kushal remains yet to be. the entire team didn't go to the consulates but five of them went directly to the consul's house to prepare and receive the backs the pictures confirm this fact. turkey wants to investigate this properly it happened on diplomatic grounds and that means a forceful entry to investigate would create a crisis for turkey and even if evidence were to be found it would be considered a legal does not want that. along with all the journalists who were killed and or jailed have been almost during rainy new year's how abrasions in new york organizers wanted to highlight how treacherous twenty eighteen was for members of the media as they hope for a better year ahead everybody's on their reports. it's one of the focal points of year celebrations around the world this year joining the york's mayor bill de blasio big night for the traditional lowering crystal ball in times square several prominent journalists at an event that was not just about welcoming two thousand and nineteen

it's one hundred days now since the object of this jemaah kushal gene has been to remember to at a more an event on capitol hill in washington the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives nancy pelosi criticized the trumpet ministrations response to the killing my kind of reports from washington d.c. speak of to speak asserted that the best way to remember jamal khashoggi would be to continue to fight for the freedom of the press against the many attacks being waged on it. why am i here john important the press is important why am i here because it's personal the turn of the mob or all was set by the new speaker of the house nancy pelosi who was sharply critical of the lack of faction of the trumpet ministration it responds to murder if we decide that commercial interest should override the statements that we make in the actions that we take then we must admit that we have lost all moral authority to talk about any atrocities anywhere any time we must carry on because showbiz mission to defend the free press our strongest boer war against injustice in equity in oppression and member

you carjacked and provide the service information about how things happened and lastly they tell kushal to write to his son about hughes saying if he he can't hear from him for a while that he shouldn't be worried about him and question he refuses to do that so after the to members of the are trying to stir angle him being a whole hear that from due course so details crucial details vary i'm saying and building up a picture but as we've established there's still no smoking gun one thing that also wants to pick up i found it quite interesting that the book says that a call by one of the key suspects in the tribe saying. tell the boss the deed is done this was something that was extensive a reported the book says it never actually took place and toby i'm just wondering how crucial a piece of evidence that was in providing the link between the murder and the saudi crown prince not something which has been has been discussed in the past is is that you know the deed is done until the boss the deed is done i mean all of all of these recordings are of course important for stablish in what actu

but now the kushal the case has finally opened many people's eyes to the realities and saudi arabia before a lot was whitewashed lots of people bought into the propaganda of the prints and people said oh that's so much progress now women can drive cost and not seeing that those women who are fighting for the right to drive the land that imprisoned but but many would argue that saudi arabia has not been punished or has not been taken to task for what happened with jamal khashoggi and they would say that riyadh feels emboldened by that and that it thinks that it can get away with even more cases that you would know i would find agree just and maybe even illegal i mean do you think that the royal the crown prince of the royal family do you think that they are becoming more aggressive in pursuing people you know like for the dangerous or . really there as long as there is impunity that's why john writes which is calling for an independent international inquiry into this case and we. to os the young general secretary to implement such independent inquiry. and before going on time if there were

it's been one hundred days since the murder of journalist jamal kushal he was remembered at a bipartisan unmoral event on capitol hill and washington democratic leader of the house nancy pelosi has criticized the trumpet ministrations response to the killing . venezuela's president has been sworn in for a second six year term mother to accuse the u.s. of waging a world war against venezuela it's among thirteen countries in the americas that have said they won't recognize his presidency well those are the headlines on al-jazeera people in power is coming up next. on counting the cost blame it on breaks one trillion dollars worth of assets shifted out of the u.k. change aviation plus smarter and creepy the latest consumer gadgets connected to the internet on show in las vegas counting the cost on al-jazeera. to share in west africa. for migrants to sign them seek is risking everything to reach the mediterranean and then europe now and traffic was introduced with the help of the european union are said to be standing that night and pretty soon fatality in the southern somalia desert but not

money laundering saudi arabia has been facing international pressure over the verge of journalist kushal at the saudi consulate in istanbul last year other countries on the list include iran iraq syria yemen and north korea would you want your coffee as the c.e.o. of gulf state and the texan he says though it is a draft less at the moment it is damaging for the ard. it's of course important to keep in mind that this is merely a draft it's subject to change but of course the fact that we're even talking about this in the first place bodes poorly for riyadh let's keep in mind that in september the f.a. t.f. decided not to give saudi arabia full membership for many of the reasons which are obviously in play here is saudi arabia is going to need to make some changes in order to convince its allies in the west that its leadership is very sincere with all of this talk about countering extremism returning to so-called moderate is a law there is definitely a war of narratives in which saudi arabia is facing some major problems saudi arabia is trying to convince western governments and societies

what's happened exactly to the kushal here but we know that he was dismembered and carried from one building to the adder and yes until now this might be the biggest proof that shows us. some clues about what happened to casually at the counseling building in the stump so clearly they almost for up as many questions as perhaps they are answered these pictures could they change the course of turkey's investigation said the team now the prosecutor's office now go and get a search warrant to search the residence again well there's no way that they're going to be able to search show the embassy property without the consent of the saudis so they can get a search warrant if they still can't search unless the saudis consent the embassy and its grounds are sovereign territory belongs to saudi arabia not to turkey so to me if we look at it then from from a legal angle is there any way to circumvent that saw as bob says is the saudi consul general zod residents would now off limits for the turks investigation. well certainly and the common though was made is quite right it is it is covered by diplomat

possibly already kushal these as well yes. so things could very very well take off from the u.k. prime minister drazen may was questioned about what exactly the three thousand soldiers that were being prepared for bricks it in case of a new deal for she said for a variety of things any what would be the effect of putting more soldiers in the north. the effect of putting so just north of her on the streets that become targets for the success of our it's well the dairy ball may not directly be about bricks in maybe about the war of independence the ira's do pose some kind of threat that if you a relatively minor threat it's not subset him previously of pro-trade at the not as professional as we were. getting arrested and given some of the long times and present with no prospect of release heavily infiltrated you say because the suspect was released. to the dairy does that particular suspect will also. do you know that they've been very very many cases some of which are in the system for where it was clear that. the guards or the p s are not. good intelligence and applied to make th

to turkey next week to head an independent international inquiry into the mood of the germans to kushal. had a modern evaluate the calls of the circumstances of the crime and to what extent states and individuals are responsible for the canning should report our findings and recommendations to the un human rights council and. this is a visit by a special aperture a day work independently of us and they can follow their own guidelines in terms of dealing with topics such as in this case the topic of extrajudicial executions you're aware of the position of the secretary general about the need for a full and transparent investigation and he continues to stand by that james bays explains how this investigation is different. let's put this into context there's been for many months a call from human rights groups for a panel of inquiry or a commission of inquiry set up by one of the main bodies of the un the general assembly the security council or the human rights council that is not what this is this is an initiative of dr agnes kalamata she holds an important un position as the special rap

that turkey's prosecutor is working on a list of some of these suspects accused of murdering jamal kushal indicating that a child in absentia as likely to take place in the country was killed just a few days ago saudi arabia announced its own trial for eleven suspects are yet to name them. but the u.s. that same day questioned its credibility and the u.n. called for a trial with international involvement thursday marks one hundred days since the journalist's murder. a leading figure in egypt's twenty eleven revolution has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison following a retrial was also find three hundred forty five thousand dollars for inciting violence during protests that forced hosni mubarak out of office at his first trial than twenty fifteen the received a life sentence along with the two hundred and twenty nine others who were convicted in absentia. well for decades women and young girls have accused popular us singer kelly of sex abuse kenny was acquitted of child pornography charges in two thousand and eight but now a new documentary highlighting the stories office in the vi

the book with documents and footage gathered by his colleagues from turkey sabbat daily newspaper kushal geo to make it a good thing the primary sources told us that the hit squad had discussed the plan one hour before her show she was killed first they'd offered to take him to riyadh and if he doesn't accept they'd kill him they knew he wouldn't accept they plan to wrap his body parts in plastic bags then carried out in luggage this new video was released by the team behind the book on monday it shows senior saudi agents name does a tiger team sent to kill has to come so late unloading luggage and bags from when and taking them inside the consul general is residence just a few hundred meters from the crime scene the others have concluded his remains are like this still there inside a well saudi arabia had allowed turkish office also take a sample from the well but consistent at night requests to empty it and conduct the search the book reveals more interesting details for instance on saudi friends of experts solid how to break who is set to have dismembered touchup his body after his ki

looking into the killing has sought access to the crime scene in the saudi consulate in istanbul where kushal ji was killed agnus kalamata has also asked to visit the kingdom hasn't had a reply from saudi authorities yet kalamata who is the un special rapporteur on executions is set to arrive in turkey on monday she says the inquiry is a crucial step towards full accountability for the murder well let's get more on this we're joined by harry just xan who's the executive director at the arab center washington d.c. and he joins us now from fairfax virginia very good to have you with us on al-jazeera mr so as we've been reporting agnes kalamata has asked for access to the crime scene it is going to be part of the investigation she's hoping it's been more than three months since jamal khashoggi was killed there so why is this access important. well essentially throughout this whole period duckie just sort of further to that has been a lot of international pressure directed. particularly office of the secretary general of the un to initiate some response if you will some initiate some investigatio

the book with documents and footage gathered by his colleagues from turkey sabbat daily newspaper kushal geo to make it good training to become the primary sources told us a bit hit squad had discussed the plan one hour before her show she was killed first they'd offered to take him to riyadh and if he doesn't accept they'd kill him they knew he wouldn't accept they plan to wrap his body parts in plastic bags then carried out in luggage this new video was released by the team behind the book on monday it shows senior saudi agents name does a tiger team sent to kill has to come so late unloading luggage and bags from a win and taking them inside the consul generals residence just a few hundred meters from the crime scene the others have concluded remains are likely still there inside the. well saudi arabia had allowed turkish office also take a sample from the well but consistent at night requests to empty it and conduct the search the book reveals more interesting details for instance on saudi foreign sic experts solid how to break who is set to have dismembered hushes body after his kil

executions is headed to turkey to launch an investigation into the murder of saddam journalist jamal kushalshe. i think it's very insensitive a lot of the things that they're saying.

itself has put on a sanctions list as a result of his role in the murder of kushal she now whether complera while he's there is going to try and see whether there will be an actual trial whether. for even more information as to who gave the order that's. unlikely considering that the strategy in which the trumpet instruction is taken towards its relationship with god has always been about its business before ethics trump himself said it's in so many words at the beginning of this case and therefore a lot of observers would say that those statements that we just heard there from the structure of st well more suited for an audience in doha and maybe others that he is trying to appease and not necessarily one directed at the powers that be in the saudi kingdom another important issue on the table is of course the g.c.c. crisis jamaal one here in doha on sunday from pay a call for an end to the dispute saying that it was hurting the countries more more than it was aiding them will here reiterate that call in riyadh any fee does how will it be received by the saudis. according to sources i've be

government over the matter and also played a central role in efforts to bring exiled critics like kushal back to the country. now in washington for us on executive director of the arab center of washington we've spoken to you a lot ever since the murder of jamal khashoggi does this kind of things surprise you i mean we're not saying that he's disappeared or that he's been or it it's simple fact we don't know what's happened to him but does that surprise you in itself. it doesn't at all as a matter of fact it's a kind of natural progression of the investigation particularly the saudi version of the investigation they have sheltered some of the keep personalities that were involved or accused of being involved whether by turkey or by the international community or even by saudi arabia in this case solid oak lakhani is very visible person very close to the crown prince and with the intention of the saudi campaign right now to keep the crown prince clear from any accusations with regards to the murder of questionably i think his disappearance is not true isn't the reality that we will only e

ally saudi arabia after the middle of gittin this gem on kushal g.well i certainly wouldn't put it past president trump to hope that the extradition of fit to lead un could lead to soften pressure on the saudi arabian government through before the murder but again regardless of what president trump would like his compensation from turkey the justice department the court the legal system the judge is going to operate independently based on their own professional ethics and their duties under the u.s. constitution to investigate based on the facts regardless of the politics of surprise and it is great as always to get your expertise that is matthew bryza live and istanbul thank you very much. now on wednesday we covered the d.c. the decision by netflix to cave in to sell the arabia's request to take down a stand up comedy episode which was critical of the kingdom star is here with an update on that story so do you have an update because the american comedian has son that's him he's at the center of all of this has some responded to the roof of his page