British architect Norman Foster, founder of Foster + Partners, has temporarily suspended himself from the advisory board of Saudia Arabia's Neom project, in response to Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
The Saudi Arabian government has admitted to the killing of dissident journalist Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, after weeks of conflicting accounts.
Foster distances himself from project
A spokesperson for Norman Foster confirmed that he has suspended himself from the board of Neom, a £382 billion Saudi Arabian government project to build a fully automated mega-city.
"Last week Lord Foster wrote to the head of the Neom advisory board stating that whilst the situation remains unclear he has suspended his activities in respect of the board," the spokesperson told Dezeen. Norman Foster has temporarily stepped back from Neom's board following the murder
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed his MP's today about the "savage" murder of the Washington Post contributor. He claimed Turkey has strong evidence of the premeditated killing, and has called for the suspects to be tried in Istanbul, reported the BBC.
Khashoggi's body has still not been found. In the days leading up to his death 15 Saudi Arabian nationals, including a doctor carrying a bone saw, flew into Istanbul where according to the Turkish government they tampered with security cameras and visited a nearby forest.
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