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Washington / Istanbul - The fiancee of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi vowed Thursday to keep fighting for justice. Her comments came as
A Turkish court on April 7 confirmed a halt of the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi and its transfer to Riyadh, a decision that has angered rights groups. The 59-year-old journalist was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 in a gruesome murder that shocked the world.
A Turkish court yesterday confirmed a halt to the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the killing of Saudi Arabian critic Jamal Khashoggi and its transfer to Riyadh, a decision that has angered rights groups.
The 59-year-old journalist was killed inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018, in a gruesome murder that shocked the world.
A Turkish court began the trial in 2020 with relations tense between the two Sunni Muslim regional powers.
However, with Turkey desperate for investment to help pull it out of economic crisis, Ankara has sought to heal the rift with
Fiancee of Saudi dissident brutally murdered in kingdom's consulate vows to appeal the move, which a defense lawyer called entrusting "the lamb to the wolf."