Saudi dissident: We expected more information from Erdogan

Yahya Assiri, human rights campaigner and head of Saudi ALQST rights group, told Middle East Eye that he had expected more information from Erdogan's speech on Tuesday, but that it nevertheless set out that Mohammed Bin Salman was to blame for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

“We expected something more honest from Erdogan," he said. "We expected more information."

"But the speech is still strong enough when he said he doesn’t trust anyone but the king himself - that means that he did not trust MBS. And he said the Saudi investigation is not enough and the Saudi story was unbelievable and when he said to put the crime on the hands of other people like [Saudi advisor Ahmad] Assiri is not acceptable. It is clear to him that MBS is responsible for the crime."

Assiri - who is not directly related to the Saudi advisor with the same last name - said the fallout from the killing was putting pressure on the Saudis internationally and that MBS' position was under threat.

"Countries are becoming very clear they don’t want to work with MBS and they’re telling the king that MBS is a troublemaker and they don’t want to deal with him in future," he said.

"Kushner and Donald Trump are trying to find an exit for themselves - the pressure will continue and must continue and the only solution for the royal family is to kick out MBS. If not, they will lose a lot."