A/HRC/41/CRP.1 information on the number of cameras in the Consulate, a list of all consular officers in Istanbul (noting those who did not report to work on October 2), information on consular drivers, GPS data from consular vehicles, times when the fifteen Saudi officials entered and exited the Consulate, and information on whether or not they were in Turkey on a consular assignment.79 129. On 12 October, the Saudi Press Agency published two official statements denying the killing of Mr. Khashoggi. In the first statement, the Minister of the Interior, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, denounced “false accusations circulated in some media on the Saudi government and people against the background of the disappearance of the Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi.”80 He added that claims that the journalist had been killed were “lies and baseless allegations against the government of the Kingdom, which is committed to its principles, rules and traditions and is in compliance with international laws and conventions.” 81 The second statement, from an unnamed official source, announced that Saudi Arabia had formed a bilateral expert-level Joint Action Team to discover what happened to Mr. Khashoggi in Istanbul.82 130. The Turkish Prosecutor sought another search warrant on 12 October. In the meantime, at 14:45, the three men allegedly belonging to the Mabahith “Technical Team” entered the Saudi Consulate.83 They remained in the Consulate all day and night, eventually leaving it on October 13, at 08:00. The team returned to the Consulate at 21:00. The Turkish Intelligence alleged that the team conducted a cleanup of the crime scene. 131. On 14 October, the Saudi Press Agency published a statement from an unnamed official that read, “the Kingdom affirms its total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it, whether by threatening to impose economic sanctions, using political pressures, or repeating false accusations that will not undermine the Kingdom and its staunch positions and Arab, Islamic and international status, the outcome of these weak endeavors, like their predecessors, is a demise.”84 132. Later that day, at 23:00, the three-person Mabahith “Technical Team” once again entered the Consulate and remained there until 04:00 the next morning. 133. On 15 October, United States President Donald Trump tweeted that he had spoken to the Crown Prince who had denied knowledge of “whatever happened to Mr. Khashoggi.” 85 Later in the day, commenting on his conversation with the Crown Prince, Mr. Trump said that “I don't want to get into his mind — but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers. Who knows? We're going to try getting to the bottom of it very soon. But his was a flat denial.” To the Special Rapporteur’s knowledge, this was the first instance when the “rogue actor” theory was suggested. The Saudi authorities officially offered this version of the killing on 21 October. IX. Turkish investigators enter the consulate and the residence 134. At 07:30 on 15 October, a commercial cleaning crew arrived at the Saudi Consulate.86 The same day, the 10th Criminal Court granted a search warrant to the Chief Public Prosecutor in Istanbul for the Saudi Consulate, the Consul General’s Residence, and consular vehicles. 87 The warrant granted permission for the Chief Public Prosecutor to conduct a search within four days of 15 October during daytime, and if necessary at night. 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 26 Copy of the request from Turkey’s Ministry of Justice to the Saudi Consulate. https://www.spa.gov.sa/1827596. https://www.spa.gov.sa/1827596 . https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1825404 Information from Turkish Intelligence. https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1827989. https://www.npr.org/2018/10/15/657522089/rogue-killers-may-have-murdered-saudi-journalisttrump-suggests. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/15/you-couldnt-make-bunch-mops-cleaners-andtrash-bags-delivered-saudi-consulate-ahead. Copy of the search warrant provided to the Special rapporteur by the Turkish authorities.