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These are the 15 Saudis suspected in the disappearance and alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Turkish officials released still images from surveillance cameras last week of the 15 Saudi nationals they say are suspects in the disappearance, and alleged murder, of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Khashoggi, who was often critical of the Saudi government and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. 

Turkish officials have alleged that Crown Prince Mohammed's government sent a team of 15 men to Istanbul to kill Khashoggi at the consulate, though Saudi Arabia is reportedly preparing a report claiming Khashoggi was inadvertently killed during a botched interrogation.

Turkish investigators, who say they have listened to audio recordings from inside the consulate, reportedly believe that Khashoggi was beaten, tortured, killed, and dismembered after entering the building.

The 15 Saudi suspects all flew into Istanbul on the day Khashoggi disappeared, according to Turkey's Daily Sabah, which first published photos of the suspects

Here's what we know about them, based on a Washington Post investigation and reports from Turkish, Saudi and US media reports.

SEE ALSO: The meteoric rise of Saudi's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is now suspected of ordering the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

1. Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb.

Mutreb is a major general in the Saudi military, and is the suspected coordinator of Khashoggi's murder, according to the Middle East Eye. 

Time stamps from the photographs show that Khashoggi entered the consulate around 1:15 p.m.

Wire images have shown Mutreb traveling with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the US, France and Spain. 

Mutreb also worked as a diplomat at the Saudi embassy in London, according to The New York Times. 



2. Salah Muhammed A Tubaigy.

Tubaigy, 47, says on social media that he's chief of forensic evidence in the Saudi Interior Ministry's security division, according to a Washington Post investigation

He attended the University of Glasgow, and was once a visiting forensic pathologist at Australia's Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in Melbourne, according to The Guardian.

Tubaigy is also the man suspected of dismembering Khashoggi's body, allegedly telling people they should listen to music while he did it, the Guardian reported. 

 



3. Thaar Ghaleb T. Alharbi.

Alharbi, 39, bears the same name as someone who was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Army last year, the Post reported, citing a Saudi news article. 

The Middle East Eye reported that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promoted Alharbi from sergeant to lieutenant in October 2017 after he somehow helped stop the Peace Palace attack in Jeddah.

You can read more about that attack here

 



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