Washington: Technology giant Apple has rejected claims by a Turkish newspaper that missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi recorded his own death using one of its watches.
Allegations that Saudi officials used his fingerprint to unlock data from the watch were impossible, it said. “Apple does not list fingerprint verification as one of the Apple watch’s capabilities,” said a representative from the company, who also confirmed to the CNN that the watches do not have the feature.
It was not technically feasible for Khashoggi’s Apple watch to transfer audio to his phone, which he had given to his fiancee before entering the consulate, technology experts said.
Meanwhile, Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud said reports that the Saudi government ordered the killing of Khashoggi are “lies and baseless allegations against the government,” according to a statement in the Saudi Press Agency.