THE MURDER OF THE SAUDI JOURNALIST IN TURKEY IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE VOILATION OF THE RIGHT'S OF JOURNALIST IN THE ARAB WORLD AND AFRICA

 The murder of the Saudi Arabia journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul Turkey is a political situation which has put Turkey on seriousinvestigation to bring the murders of Jamal to judgment.  Jamal Khashoggi was a prominent Saudi Arabia journalist born in October 13-1958 in Medina Saudi Arabia and murderon October 7-2018 in Istanbul Turkey, Jamal was a fearless journalist who had the idea of bringing a changein Saudi Arabia and the Arab world as a whole, through his Democratic view of system which was in contradiction with the Absolute Monarchy system operating in Saudi Arabia. He worked with Al Watan Newspaper a Semi-official Newspaper in Saudi Arabia.

The end of Jamal Khashoggi came when he visited Turkey to see the Consulate of his country to get documents regarding his marriage. The death of Jamal Khashoggi led to many quarters even the citizens of Saudi Arabia pointing at the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salmanof being responsible for the murder of Jamal, but the Saudi Arabia government is in disclaim to the acquitting fingers pointing at the Prince and says some 18 suspects has been detained for the action. The British Parliament in response to this murder says the International Organization must investigate the murder and the corporate must not go unpunished .This is in  line with the statement from the president of Al Sharg Forum Wadah Khanfor a friend of Jamal who said <if this crime goes without punishment it is the beginning of dark age in the Arab world>.  America is alongside disclaiming the fact that the Crown Prince could not be responsible for the murder of the journalist for personal interest between them.

 America has all it takes to join the Turkish government to investigate the murder of Jamal and see if the fingers pointing at the Saudi government are valid.

The dead of the journalist is a reflection to what is happening to most Arab world nations and African states where journalist have limited right to execute their functions because of fear from the old system of regime still practice in this part of the world and hindering democracy which could be freely enjoy by all rather than putting the citizens in fear.

Democracy is a new form of government which is mostly practice everywhere in the world and one of the component of democratization and democracy is freedom of the media to sensitize the masses as they can freely voice out what they think is best for them but, this is incontrary to what is happening in Most Africa states and the Arab world. The violation  of journalist  right's is a critic because it shows the is no freedom of speech despite the propaganda put in place by some regimes yet journalist are tortured, jailed and killed just because they don’t speak what favour the ruling elite in power. We need to stand as one, respect each and every one and work toward mutual benefit for the world at large and let freedom of press and other aspects of Democracy prevail.

SANDRINE ELEMA LOBE

MA POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDENT,

ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY, TURKEY