When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox The report did not mention what role Mashal Saad al-Bostani played in the killing and did not give any details about the car crash. Mr al-Bostani is one of 15 suspects Turkish officials have identified as having landed in Istanbul on October 2 and left later that same day after visiting the Saudi consulate. This occurred on the same day that Mr Khashoggi disappeared. Earlier this week, Turkish police searched the consulate with some official leaking that there are recordings of the confirm that the journalist was killed and dismembered.<doc-sep>One of the suspects involved in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi has died in a ‘suspicious car accident.’ Reports say that Mashal Saad al-Bostini, a 31-year-old lieutenant of the Saudi Royal Air Forces, was among 15 suspects who flew to Turkey in a private jet and headed to the Saudi consulate. It is claimed that critical journalist Mr Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Mashal Saad al-Bostani is reported to have died in a car crash in Saudi Arabia days after returning from Turkey His alleged interrogation, torture and murder were captured on a smartwatch. Saudi officials have denied any involvement in Mr Khashoggi’s disappearance last week, saying he left the consulate shortly after entering, but have failed to provide any proof. exclusive Instagrammer accused in £4,000,000 forex 'scam' finally breaks silence Others have claimed he was killed as part of a crackdown orchestrated by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to silence his critics. Al-Bostini was said to be among the hit-squad that took part in the murder before returning back to Riyadh. Yesterday Turkish newspaper Yeni Şafak said he had died in a car accident in the Saudi Arabian capital. Sources close to the investigation did not release any details about the accident while his role in Mr Khashoggi’s ‘murder’ remain unclear. Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi is believed to have been tortured and murdered inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey (Picture: AP) The Saudi consul, Mohammad al-Otaibi, was heard on the audio of the journalist’s alleged death telling interrogators to ‘do it somewhere else outside or I will be in trouble.’ The tapes go on to hear men telling him to shut up ‘if you want to live when you are back in Saudi Arabia.’ Capitol riot probe commission blocked from being created by Republicans Newspaper Daily Hürriyet have claimed that al-Otaibi could be the ‘next execution’ as Crown Prince bin Salman ‘would do anything to get rid of evidence.’ Al-Otaibi returned to Saudi Arabia before Turkish police searched his residence. Officials believe Mr Khashoggi, 60, was lured to the consulate where his fingers were cut off and he was beheaded. A frame grab from a police CCTV video, made available through Turkish Newspaper Sabah, allegedly shows Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (R) entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul (Picture: EPA) There has been no sign of him since he walked into the building in Istanbul. His body hasn’t yet been found and today Turkish police began to search forests and farmlands. There are also reports he could have been dissolved in acid. Body found in search for boy who got 'into difficulty' in reservoir The case has strained ties between Saudi Arabia and the west. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox became the latest figures to pull out of a major investment conference in Riyadh next week. The relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia is particularly delicate. The case is particularly sensitive for Donald Trump, who has been trying to build closer ties with Saudi Arabia (Picture: Reuters) President Donald Trump has claimed that he has spoken to Crown Prince bin Salman who assured him a ‘full investigation’ into the disappearance of the journalist is underway. At the prompting of his son in law and advisor Jared Kushner, his administration has made good relations with Mohammed – portrayed as a Saudi modernizer – a priority. Matt Hancock broke rules when Covid contract awarded to sister's company Saudi Arabia is one of the closest US partners in a bid to undermine Iran and also a massive client of the US weapons industry. Mr Khashoggi was living in the United States for the past year and writing for the Washington Post. The Saudi-born writer fled the kingdom over fears that he would be arrested as the crown prince cracked down on voices critical of his government. Got a story for Metro.co.uk? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.<doc-sep>Meshal Saad al-Bostani, named by pro-government Turkish media as one of 15 men suspected of killing the Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi, died in a car accident in Riyadh, according to a report from a pro-government newspaper. The newspaper has had a lot of scoops from anonymous Turkish officials on the Khashoggi case. Turkish officials have leaked information to Turkish and US publications but do not appear to have provided key evidence to US intelligence services. Saudi Arabia has exceptionally high rates of car accidents and fatalities. Here's everything we know about Khashoggi's troubling disappearance. Meshal Saad al-Bostani of the Saudi Royal Air Force, who was named by pro-government Turkish media as one of 15 men suspected of killing the Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi, reportedly died in a car accident in Riyadh. An article titled "Riyadh Silenced Someone" from Yeni Safak, a Turkish newspaper that strongly supports Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said the man died in a car crash, without giving a specific time or location. Surveillance footage published by the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet purports to show Khashoggi entering the consulate in Istanbul on October 2. CCTV/Hurriyet via AP Yeni Safak has been a major voice in coverage of Khashoggi's disappearance, with daily scoops citing unnamed Turkish officials giving gory details about what they allege was a murder within the Saudi Consulate on October 2. Saudi Arabia has denied any knowledge of Khashoggi's whereabouts or disappearance, but US intelligence officials have started to echo the view that the prominent Saudi critic, who recently took residence in the US, was killed. In particular, Yeni Safak has said it heard an audio tape of Khashoggi's killing, but Turkish intelligence does not appear to have turned over such a tape to the US. The US and Turkey are NATO allies with extensive intelligence-sharing agreements. "We have asked for it, if it exists," US President Donald Trump said of the tape on Wednesday. "I'm not sure yet that it exists. Probably does. Possibly does." The Committee to Protect Journalists said in a report last year that Turkey was the world's biggest jailer of journalists, and there are few independent voices in its media scene. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Khashoggi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters; Middle East Monitor via Reuters; Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images "Let's be honest," Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut told Business Insider on Wednesday, "the Turks have leaked some pretty serious allegations through the press that they have not been willing to make public. There are not a lot of clean hands. "We should acknowledge that most of what we know is through leaks from the Turkish government," he continued. "At some point, the Turks have to give us exactly what they have instead of leaking all of this to the press." The Daily Beast on Tuesday cited "two sources familiar with the version of events circulating throughout diplomatic circles in Washington" as saying Saudi Arabia would try to pin Khashoggi's killing on "a Saudi two-star general new to intelligence work." Meanwhile, Trump has suggested that "rogue killers," not Saudi leadership, took out Khashoggi. CNN and The New York Times on Monday also reported that Saudi Arabia was preparing an alibi that would acknowledge that Khashoggi was killed. But no Saudi alibi has emerged. After a trip to Saudi Arabia this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Saudis didn't want to discuss the facts of the case but would investigate and hold any guilty parties accountable. Saudi Arabia has exceptionally high rates of car accidents and fatalities.<doc-sep>
Saudi suspect in Khashoggi case ‘dies in car accident’: Report ISTANBUL A Turkish newspaper reported on Oct. 18 that one of the suspects involved in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi died in a “suspicious car accident” in Riyadh. Mashal Saad al-Bostani, a 31-year-old lieutenant of the Saudi Royal Air Forces, was among the 15 suspects who arrived and left Turkey on Oct. 2 after going to Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate when Khashoggi visited there, according to daily Yeni Şafak. The newspaper said sources did not release any details about the traffic accident in Riyadh and Bostani’s role in the “murder” was not yet clear. Daily Hürriyet columnist Abdulkadir Selvi claimed on Oct. 18 that Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consul Mohammad al-Otaibi could be “the next execution” as Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman “would do anything to get rid of evidence.” Turkish daily Yeni Şafak reported Oct. 17 that Al-Otaibi’s voice could be heard in one of the recordings, which Turkish authorities are believed to have, 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 Saudi Arabia.” Al-Otaibi returned to Saudi Arabia on Oct. 16 before his residence in Istanbul was searched by police for more than eight hours on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18. Meanwhile, Sabah newspaper released stills from security camera footage of another suspect on Oct. 18. According to the report, 47-year-old Maher Abdulaziz M. Mutreb, an intelligence officer who previously served at Saudi Arabia’s London embassy, landed in Istanbul at 3:38 a.m. on Oct. 2 and went to his country’s Istanbul consulate at 9:55 a.m. Hours after Khashoggi’s arrival and disappearance, Mutreb left the consulate and visited the consul’s residence at 4:53 p.m., left his hotel at 5:15 p.m. and arrived at the Atatürk Airport for his return trip on a private jet at 5:58 p.m. The New York Times had reported on Oct. 16 that Mutreb had travelled extensively with the crown prince, perhaps as a bodyguard.