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97.
Around 15:00, CCTV cameras captured a consular van and another vehicle leaving
the Consulate’s garage and arrive at the Consular General’s Residence at 15:02. The cameras
recorded three men41 enter the Residence with what seem like plastic trash bags, and at least
one rolling suitcase. Turkish Investigators have not been able to identify the size, the shape
or the type of bags that the three Saudis carried into the Residence or where they may have
purchased them.42
98.
At 15:53, CCTV cameras recorded Mr. Almadani accompanied by Mr. Alqahtani exit
from the Consulate’s back door. Mr. Almadani wore what appeared to be Mr. Khashoggi
clothes. Mr. Alqahtani had a white plastic bag with him. The two got into a taxi and traveled
to the Sultanahmet District. At 16:13, they entered the Blue Mosque where Mr. Almadani
changed clothes. At 16:29 they got into a taxi that took them to the Levent Metro Station.
Somewhere near the metro station they threw away the plastic bag into a garbage bin. They
returned to the Movenpick Hotel at 18:09.
The Turkish Authorities Learn about Mr. Khashoggi’s Disappearance
V.
99.
At 16:41 on 2 October, Ms. Cengiz phoned Mr. Khashoggi’s emergency contact, Mr.
Yasin Aktai. She explained to him that Mr. Khashoggi had entered the Saudi Consulate but
not returned. Uncertain on how to proceed, Mr. Aktai called a friend, a Saudi dissident. 43 The
dissident fumed that “many times” he had told Mr. Khashoggi never to enter the Consulate.
The dissident suggested that Mr. Aktai should contact the Office of President Erdogan.
Following this advice, Mr. Aktai contacted the Office of President Erdogan as well as the
head and the deputy head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization. Mr. Aktai said,
“President Erdogan was informed, and thought it was something serious, and he sent the
secretary and I gave them all of the information. They took the issue of Jamal Khashoggi
disappearance seriously.” 44
100. Mr. Aktai also remembered that he called the Saudi Ambassador to Turkey, who was
in Ankara at the time. “He told me this was the first time he heard of it. He asked to give him
ten minutes so that he could call the Consulate and he would call me back.” However, the
Ambassador never called back “I kept calling and sending text messages, and he didn’t
reply.”45
101. At 16:30, Ms. Cengiz also called Mr. Turan Kislakci who was not available at first,
but the two eventually spoke. After Ms. Cengiz explained the situation, Mr. Kislakci reached
out to his senior contacts in the Turkish government and requested them to put pressure on
Saudi Arabia to release Mr. Khashoggi. Between 18:30 and 19:00, Mr. Kislakci went to the
Consulate. He contacted TRT, Reuters Al Jazeera and other news outlets about Mr.
Khashoggi’s disappearance.
VI.
Saudi 15 members team leaves Turkey
102. Turkish Intelligence reported that at 16:53, Mr. Mutreb, Mr. Alharbi, and Dr. Tubaigy
left the Consul General’s Residence in a consular car but without the bags and suitcases that
were brought into the Residence. The Special Rapporteur could not ascertain how this
conclusion was reached.
103. A Sky Prime Aviation private plane with the identification number HZ-SK1 had
departed Riyadh at 10:47 UTC (13:47 in Istanbul). 46 The flight plan for the plane was
prepared at 07:39 UTC but filed at 10:30 UTC (13:30 in Istanbul). The plane landed in
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The Special Rapporteur received contradictory information as to the identity of the men who carried
the bags into the Consul General’s Residence.
Interview with Turkey Chief Prosecutor.
In an interview with the UN Special Rapporteur, Mr. Aktai said that he could not name the dissident.
Interview with Yasin Aktai.
Interview with Yasin Aktai.
Flight records.
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