“We are investigating whether the primary individual’s arrival in Turkey was related to the Jamal Khashoggi murder,” said the official, adding the person had been monitored for six months before the arrests in Istanbul on Monday. The CIA and some Western countries believe the Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, ordered the killing, which Saudi officials deny. The official, who requested anonymity, said statements by the detained men suggested their intelligence operation targeted political exiles and students. “We have extensive evidence of the individuals’ covert activities on Turkish soil,” the official said, calling it an “airtight” case. “They also confessed to have been employed by the UAE’s intelligence services.”The suspected spies said they had recruited informants and paid them for information, the official added.

Source: bd News24 April 19, 2019 13:18 UTC