Canada has condemned the killing of a Washington Post journalist in the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement issued Saturday night that the Saudis' "explanations" of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi "lack consistency and credibility."
The Minister also reiterated the federal government's call for a thorough investigation in collaboration with Turkish officials.
Khashoggi vanished on October 2nd after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Five days later, Turkish officials alleged that he had been tortured, killed and dismembered there.
The Saudi government initially denied the allegations, but finally admitted early Saturday that Khashoggi died at the consulate, claiming he was killed in a fistfight.
The kingdom also said that five top Saudi intelligence officials were fired and 18 others arrested as a result of its investigation into the matter.
Freeland says that Canada wants "a full and rigorous accounting of the circumstances surrounding Mr. Khashoggi’s death," adding that "those responsible for the killing must be held to account and must face justice.”