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Over a month after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, there remain many unanswered questions. The Saudi journalist based in the U.S., known for his columns critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, visited the Consulate on October 2 for paperwork for his marriage. Since then, Saudi Arabia has contradicted itself several times on what happened to Khashoggi. It first said he left the mission freely, contradicting Turkish media reports that he was murdered in there. Days later, amid mounting international pressure and more leaks by the Turkish authorities, Riyadh said Khashoggi died in a “fist-fight” in the Consulate. Subsequently it admitted that he had been murdered, and arrested 18 people, including a 15-member team which had visited the Istanbul Consulate on the day Khashoggi was killed. It also fired a few influential officials, including the deputy intelligence chief. But Saudi Arabia maintained it was a rogue operation carried out without the Crown Prince’s involvement. Turkey’s request for the 18 arrested suspects to be extradited for questioning has been turned down.The Kingdom is yet to say what happened to Khashoggi’s body. Turkish media reported that he was killed, dismembered